New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday accused the police of performing in a ‘dictatorial’ method after he and different celebration leaders have been detained whereas making an attempt to carry a candle march in Janakpuri to pay tribute to a deceased youth.
Speaking to reporters after his detention right here, Bhardwaj mentioned, ‘You can see the extent of dictatorship. No one lodged a criticism, even when the dad and mom of Kamal Dhyani went to 6 police stations. The police are detaining us when we’ve got all gathered to pay tribute to him.’
He was referring to the loss of life of 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani, who died after his motorbike fell into an open pit in Janakpuri simply two days in the past.
Earlier within the day, Delhi Police detained Bhardwaj and several other different AAP leaders after they reached the positioning to take out a candle march, celebration sources mentioned.
According to the AAP, the leaders had gathered peacefully to pay tribute to the deceased however weren’t even allowed to gentle candles. The celebration alleged that regardless of the non-violent nature of the gathering, police personnel stopped the march and detained these current.
While being taken away in a police van, Bhardwaj went reside on social media, claiming that AAP leaders had gone to the precise spot the place Kamal Dhyani misplaced his life after his bike fell into an open pit dug for Delhi Jal Board work in West Delhi’s Janakpuri space. He alleged that police officers snatched candles from their fingers and tore posters bearing the sufferer’s identify and {photograph}.
Bhardwaj additional claimed that on the night time of the accident, buddies and kinfolk of Kamal Dhyani sought his location from the police. Although the situation was initially shared, he alleged it was later deleted, leading to a delay in rescue efforts and inflicting the sufferer to stay trapped within the pit in a single day, in the end resulting in his loss of life. (ANI)