The decision holds significance in light of the announcement made by the dissident MLAs group that they would also be paying homage to Karnail Singh Isru on August 15 and there was a possibility of a clash between the two groups. The decision holds significance in light of the announcement made by the dissident MLAs group that they would also be paying homage to Karnail Singh Isru on August 15 and there was a possibility of a clash between the two groups.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday demanded the arrest of Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, even as the Delhi Police received a total of eight complaints from both BJP and AAP alleging violence from members of the other party during the Signature Bridge inauguration on Sunday.

No FIR has been registered so far. DCP (northeast) A K Thakur said they were verifying the allegations levelled by both sides. He said complainants alleged that they were attacked by members of the other party during the event. AAP, meanwhile, also blamed police for ignoring the Chief Minister’s security.

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Tiwari, who had tried to get on the stage, was involved in a scuffle with police. Later, he had accused AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan of pushing him while standing next to the stage. Both leaders have denied the allegations.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told The Indian Express Monday that Tiwari was free to attend the event, just like anyone from Delhi. “I had not called them to wave black flags or create a scene. When I wrote on Twitter that he can join the celebrations like any other person from Delhi, I meant for him to come peacefully. Not with black flags,” he said.

At Sunday’s event, Chief Minister Kejriwal had credited the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, for laying the foundation of modern India: “When I think of this bridge, I think about the country’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In 1947, when our country got independence, there were many challenges… We were lucky we got a PM like Nehru who laid the foundation for modern India… If Nehru had made a temple instead of SAIL, could this country have developed?”

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Tiwari, meanwhile, told The Indian Express that he had filed a complaint against Khan and also demanded that an FIR be registered against him. “I was standing silently and this man tried to hurt me. If this is how he is behaving in front of camera, imagine what he would have done in a closed room to the chief secretary… These people are out on bail, it should be cancelled immediately,” he said.

The Delhi BJP has also decided to hold a dharna at the CM’s residence on Tuesday.

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