Miscreants vandalise the gate of the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Highlights
- Kejriwal is facing criticism for his comment on the recently released film 'The Kashmir Files'
- Kejriwal inside the Legislative Assembly had called 'The Kashmir Files' a 'jhoothi film'
- Kejriwal's colleagues are having a tough time explaining his comment over the past few days
A total of 8 people have been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with a protest and vandalism outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, around 200 workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) gathered outside Kejriwal’s residence on Link Road near IP College to protest against his remarks on the recently released movie The Kashmir Files. BJYM workers allegedly vandalised property outside the residence of Kejriwal. According to police, Kejriwal was not present at home at the time of the incident.
According to sources, eight people were arrested from Delhi and the numbers could go up as teams have been sent to make more arrests, a PTI report said.
Police had on Wednesday registered a case in connection with the incident against unidentified people.
"The case was registered under sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act," Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi had said.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to "kill" Kejriwal after its debacle in the Punjab polls. He also alleged that activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the saffron party, damaged CCTV cameras and security barriers at the chief minister's residence during a protest.
Notably, Aam Aadmi Party leaders including Kejriwal are facing a barrage of criticism from the Opposition for their stand on the recently released film 'The Kashmir Files'. Kejriwal while speaking on the floor of Delhi’s Legislative Assembly had called 'The Kashmir Files' a "jhoothi film" (that tells lies) -- on which his party colleagues are having a tough time explaining over the past few days.
Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Zee Studios, 'The Kashmir Files' depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir following systematic killings of people from the community by Pakistan-backed terrorists. It stars Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi among others.
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