Police At Arvind Kejriwal's Home To Probe Chief Secretary Assault Case

Delhi | Friday | 23rd February, 2018

Summary:

Officials have declared that they will not attend any meeting called by AAP ministers till Mr Kejriwal apologises. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's key aide VK Jain is also reported to have told a city court on Thursday that he had seen ruling party lawmakers assault Mr Prakash at Monday's midnight meeting at Mr Kejriwal's house.Mr Prakash's allegation that he was been assaulted by ruling party lawmakers has already pitted city government's officials against the AAP government. "One MLA, whom I can identify, threatened that I will be confined in the room for the entire night unless I agree to release the TV campaign," he had said. The Delhi Police are at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's home to look for evidence, security footage and to question employees in an unprecedented fallout of the alleged assault of the city's top bureaucrat last week.Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash has alleged that he was assaulted by two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmakers in presence of Mr Kejriwal after being called for a meeting at midnight on Monday. The ruling party referred to the CCTV footage to allege that Anshu Prakash was lying about the assault.The chief secretary said he was seated between two MLAs and asked by Mr Kejriwal to explain the delay in releasing a three-year anniversary TV campaign.Soon, the MLAs shouted at him and threatened him, he alleged..