AAP MLA moves Delhi HC to constitute SIT to probe attack outside CM house
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team SIT for a fair and time bound investigation into the alleged attack outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a protest against his remarks on The Kashmir Files filmThe petition which has also sought directions to Delhi Police and Ministry of Home Affairs for ensuring the security of the Chief Minister and his residence in future is likely to be listed for hearing on FridayOn Wednesday members of the BJP youth wing had allegedly vandalised property outside the residence of AAP convenor Kejriwal here during a protest against his remarks on the film after which a criminal case was registered by the Delhi Police against unidentified persons in connection with the incidentThe case was registered under various provisions of the IPC including 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 dutySection 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act has also been invoked and police was trying to make arrestsBhardwaj in his petition through advocate Bharat Gupta alleged that the attack and vandalisation of the official residence of the Chief Minister appears to have been carried out with Delhi Polices tacit complicityOn March 30 2022 several BJP goons in the garb of a protest launched an attack on the official residence of the Delhi CM Videos and photographs show that these goons casually walked through the security cordon maintained by Delhi Police kicked and broke the boom barrier broke the CCTVs cameras with lathis threw paint on the gate of the residence and almost climbed over the gate while Delhi Police personnel simply looked on doing little to stop the protestors the plea allegedThe MLA said while he strongly supports the right to protest peacefully even if such protest is against the Delhi Government violence cannot and ought not to be permitted and condonedIn this case the violence was especially egregious as it was directed towards the Delhi CM and his family It was meant to subdue by the use of force the highest elected official in NCT of Delhi and therefore the elected Government of Delhi This was a direct attack on democracy the plea saidIt added that those who were charged with protection of the Delhi CM that is Delhi Police completely abdicated their duty without any regard for the fact that they were protecting an elected constitutional functionary and the fact that he was given Z security by Delhi Police itselfIt said the polices inaction was in blatant violation of the high courts August 22 2017 wherein the Delhi Police was directed to ensure that no unnecessary protest takes place on the road in front of the Delhi CMs house as it is a residential areaIn light of this the petitioner is constrained to directly approach this court seeking a constitution of an SIT headed by a retired Judge of this court to undertake an independent fair and time bound criminal investigation into the attack including the role of Delhi Police officers who were responsible for maintaining the security cordon outside the Delhi CMs residence b directions for appropriate prosecutionaction against the identified accused personsculprits and c direction to the respondents to ensure appropriate security of the Chief Minister of Delhis person and his residence in future it saidDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging it was a conspiracy to kill Kejriwal as the saffron party was unable to defeat the Aam Aadmi Party in elections The BJP had accused AAP of scripting a drama and playing the victim card after the public anger against Kejriwals remarks mocking displaced Kashmiri PanditsThe protestors led by BJP Yuva Morchas national president and MP Tejasvi Surya were holding a demonstration against Kejriwals remarks on the recently released controversial movie The Kashmir Files which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley after the outbreak of militancyThe Chief Ministers residence is located at 6 Flag Staff Road The protest started around 1130 am on March 30 The Delhi Police said proper arrangements were put in place but some 15-20 protestors managed to reach the Flag Staff road and were immediately removedSome of the protesters at around 1 PM breached two barricades and reached outside CM House where they created a ruckus and shouted slogans the police had saidThey were carrying a small box of paint from which they threw paint outside the door In the melee a boom barrier arm was also found vandalised as also a CCTV camera A police team immediately removed them from the spot and detained around 70 persons it had said PTI SKV SA
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team SIT for a fair and time bound investigation into the alleged attack outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a protest against his remarks on The Kashmir Files filmThe petition which has also sought directions to Delhi Police and Ministry of Home Affairs for ensuring the security of the Chief Minister and his residence in future is likely to be listed for hearing on FridayOn Wednesday members of the BJP youth wing had allegedly vandalised property outside the residence of AAP convenor Kejriwal here during a protest against his remarks on the film after which a criminal case was registered by the Delhi Police against unidentified persons in connection with the incidentThe case was registered under various provisions of the IPC including 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 dutySection 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act has also been invoked and police was trying to make arrestsBhardwaj in his petition through advocate Bharat Gupta alleged that the attack and vandalisation of the official residence of the Chief Minister appears to have been carried out with Delhi Polices tacit complicityOn March 30 2022 several BJP goons in the garb of a protest launched an attack on the official residence of the Delhi CM Videos and photographs show that these goons casually walked through the security cordon maintained by Delhi Police kicked and broke the boom barrier broke the CCTVs cameras with lathis threw paint on the gate of the residence and almost climbed over the gate while Delhi Police personnel simply looked on doing little to stop the protestors the plea allegedThe MLA said while he strongly supports the right to protest peacefully even if such protest is against the Delhi Government violence cannot and ought not to be permitted and condonedIn this case the violence was especially egregious as it was directed towards the Delhi CM and his family It was meant to subdue by the use of force the highest elected official in NCT of Delhi and therefore the elected Government of Delhi This was a direct attack on democracy the plea saidIt added that those who were charged with protection of the Delhi CM that is Delhi Police completely abdicated their duty without any regard for the fact that they were protecting an elected constitutional functionary and the fact that he was given Z security by Delhi Police itselfIt said the polices inaction was in blatant violation of the high courts August 22 2017 wherein the Delhi Police was directed to ensure that no unnecessary protest takes place on the road in front of the Delhi CMs house as it is a residential areaIn light of this the petitioner is constrained to directly approach this court seeking a constitution of an SIT headed by a retired Judge of this court to undertake an independent fair and time bound criminal investigation into the attack including the role of Delhi Police officers who were responsible for maintaining the security cordon outside the Delhi CMs residence b directions for appropriate prosecutionaction against the identified accused personsculprits and c direction to the respondents to ensure appropriate security of the Chief Minister of Delhis person and his residence in future it saidDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging it was a conspiracy to kill Kejriwal as the saffron party was unable to defeat the Aam Aadmi Party in elections The BJP had accused AAP of scripting a drama and playing the victim card after the public anger against Kejriwals remarks mocking displaced Kashmiri PanditsThe protestors led by BJP Yuva Morchas national president and MP Tejasvi Surya were holding a demonstration against Kejriwals remarks on the recently released controversial movie The Kashmir Files which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley after the outbreak of militancyThe Chief Ministers residence is located at 6 Flag Staff Road The protest started around 1130 am on March 30 The Delhi Police said proper arrangements were put in place but some 15-20 protestors managed to reach the Flag Staff road and were immediately removedSome of the protesters at around 1 PM breached two barricades and reached outside CM House where they created a ruckus and shouted slogans the police had saidThey were carrying a small box of paint from which they threw paint outside the door In the melee a boom barrier arm was also found vandalised as also a CCTV camera A police team immediately removed them from the spot and detained around 70 persons it had said PTI SKV SA
