New Delhi, April 19: As the blame game continues over the Jahangirpuri violence during 'Shobha Yatra' on Hanuman Jayanti, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi alleged that Ansar, the main accused in the riots, is a BJP leader.
“He played a major role in getting BJP’s candidate Sangeeta Bajaj to contest and plays an active role in BJP. It is clear that the BJP is behind the Jahangirpuri violence and it should apologise to the people of Delhi," the AAP MLA said, terming BJP a "party of hooligans.”
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police have lodged an FIR against two men from Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Delhi wing and Bajrang Dal for organising a 'Shobha Yatra' to mark Hanuman Jayanti in Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on April 16.
“A case under IPC Section 188 has been registered against organisers for carrying out a procession on the evening of April 16 in the Jahangirpuri area without any permission. One of the accused has joined the investigation. Further investigation is in progress," said DCP (north-west) Usha Rangnani.
"The other two processions which were carried out in morning and afternoon on April 16 in Jahangirpuri area had due permission," the official added.
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Earlier in the day, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of having links with the accused in the Jahangirpuri violence. The saffron party also accused AAP of provoking communal tensions in the country.
Aadesh Gupta, the Delhi BJP chief, said the Delhi Police Commissioner has been instructed to look into two angles of the incident: first, the primary accused Ansar's links to the AAP, and second, the involvement of Bangladeshi Rohingyas in the rioting. He went on to say that whenever any riots or murders take place, either AAP is involved or the culprits have party protection.
Meanwhile, a total of 23 people have been arrested and two juveniles have been apprehended so far in connection with the violence in which nine people, including eight police personnel and a civilian, were injured.
Clashes broke out between two groups after stone-pelting incidents were reported from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital on Saturday evening during a procession.
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-PTC News