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LIVE updates: At a press briefing, the Aam Aadmi Party hit out at Union minister Rajnath Singh for coming in support of Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash. Singh had met Prakash and a delegation of IAS officers and had later tweeted that civil servants “should be allowed to work with dignity and without fear.” Hours after the alleged assault against Prakash, India Today is quoting AAP sources as saying that bureaucrats assaulted AAP leader Ashish Khetan inside the secretariat. Delhi Congress’ Ajay Maken has asked Arvind Kejriwal to apologise for the “hooliganism” and urged the chief minister to apologise. Calling the assault on Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash a constitutional crisis, the IAS Association members have decided to be on “hartal” with immediate effect to protest against the two AAP MLAs who allegedly assaulted Prakash at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Monday evening, CNN-News18 reported on Tuesday. “The assault on the chief secretary is a constitutional crisis. if the chief secretary can be assaulted then we are also unsafe. We are on ‘hartal’ with immediate effect,” the IAS association said while adding that they will soon meet Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal to file a complaint against the MLAs.
#BREAKING -- Delhi Chief Secy allegedly assaulted at CM Kejriwal's residence. The Chief Secy complains of assault to L-G | @rupashreenanda with more details pic.twitter.com/5oy7S5chTE
— News18 (@CNNnews18) February 20, 2018
CNN-News18 reported that Prakash had complained to the L-G that two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs physically assaulted him. The Delhi Police said it had not yet received any complaint about the incident. Meanwhile, India Today reported that Prakash will also be filing an FIR against the two MLAs. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan was one of the two leaders named by the chief secretary in his complaint letter to the L-G, the report mentioned. However, the channel also reported that Aam Aadmi Party and the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) have denied the incident took place, and called the accusations “bizarre”. The party also tweeted its response, dismissing Prakash’s charges. AAP said that the MLAs were gathered at Kejriwal’s residence to discuss the ration crisis emerging out of the faulty implementation of Aadhaar. However, the AAP claimed that Prakash refused to answer the questions posed by the MLAs and stormed out of the meeting after abusing them. The statement posted by AAP also alleged that Prakash was working at the behest of the BJP. The party also alleged that Prakash misbehaved with the MLAs and used a casteist slur against them.
AAP's response to false allegations by Chief Secretary
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 20, 2018
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Mayank Gandhi, former AAP leader, was quoted by the channel as saying it’s a “natural progression” of the situation. “Considering the confrontational attitude taken up by both sides and the vicious atmosphere that this created, this was a natural consequence,” he said. “However, this is a shocking incident and there needs to be a quick investigation and swift action taken against those found guilty,” he added. Reacting to the incident, Delhi BJP leader Manoj Tiwari demanded a high-level inquiry against Kejriwal and asked for strict action against him. He added that the two AAP MLAs need to be suspended from the Assembly, CNN-News18 reported.
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