According to the FIR, Abdul Rahman was leading the crown | Photo courtesy: Pankaj Jain

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday gave a ticket to Abdul Rahman who is accused of inciting violence in Seelampur in Delhi during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests.

Abdul Rahman is currently a councillor from Zafarabad, Uttar Pradesh. Abdul Rahman has an FIR filed in his name with the Delhi Police.

According to the FIR, Abdul Rahman was leading the crowd.

The police have not made any arrest in the violence that broke out on December 17.

The AAP released the list of candidates for Delhi elections 2020 on Tuesday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to contest from New Delhi and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia is to contest from Patparganj.

Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to congratulate the AAP candidates and wrote, "Best wishes to all. Don't be complacent. Work very hard. People have lot of faith in the AAP and you. God bless."