AAP minister, functionary allege assault in Delhi secretariat

Delhi | Tuesday | 20th February, 2018

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"AAP has accused BJP of stooping very low in disrupting governance in Delhi through LG and officers to create obstacles to the AAP government's functioning. "Meanwhile IAS association in a press conference has claimed that the meeting was held to "pressure the CS to release an advertisement material of the government." AAP has termed the claims "ludicrous allegations".AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has alleged that the assault on the minister was a proof that "the CS in collusion with BJP was getting it done. NEW DELHI: Two AAP MLAs on Tuesday lodged police complaints against the Delhi chief secretary, alleging that he used "casteist remarks" against them in a meeting on Monday night.This follows an allegation by the chief secretary Anshu Prakash that he was physically assaulted by AAP MLAs at the CM's residence, taking relations between Delhi's AAP government and the bureaucracy to a new low.Meanwhile minister Imran Hussain and AAP functionary Ashish Khetan alleged assault by people disguised as employees at the Delhi secretariat on Tuesday. "There was a meeting of MLAs at the CM's residence where the CS refused to answer questions saying that he was not answerable to MLAs and CM and that he was answerable only to LG..