New Delhi: A car of AAP’s Tughlakabad assembly poll candidate Sahi Ram was today set ablaze and at least 12 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Aam Aadmi Party and BJP activists during the shoot of a TV news debate in which leaders of both the parties were engaged in a heated argument.
“During the shoot, heated argument ensued between the two groups, which turned into a scuffle and someone set Sahi Ram’s car on fire,” said a senior police official. Soon after the incident, AAP volunteers reached Govindpuri Police Station and demanded registration of an FIR against BJP supporters alleging that they acted at the behest of an influential BJP leader from the area.
“We are waiting for statements from both the sides following which we will register cases. Both the parties have levelled allegations, we are investigating the case. As many as 12 persons were injured from both sides,” police said. (PTI)
