Manish Sisodia with Arvind Kejriwal at Delhi Assembly in New Delhi.
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
Scores of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Wednesday clashed with the police outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. They were protesting against Kejriwal's remarks on the recently released film 'The Kashmir Files'.
According to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia's claim, some anti-social elements vandalised the CCTV camera installed at the residence of Kejriwal. He added that miscreants also broke the security barrier outside the CM's house. Besides, the boom barrier at the entrance gate was also dismantled.
"Anti-social elements have broken CCTV cameras and security barriers by attacking Chief Minister @ArvindKejriwal ji's house in Delhi. The boom barrier on the gate has also been broken," he tweeted in Hindi.
Delhi Police in a statement said that around 150-200 protestors BJP Yuva Morcha workers staged a dharna outside CM's residence at Link road near IP College against the latter's remarks involving the film 'The Kashmir Files'.
"At around 1 pm, some of the protestors breached two barricades and reached outside CM house where they created ruckus, shouted slogans etc. They were carrying a small box of paint from which they threw paint outside the door. In the imbroglio, a boom barrier arm is also found vandalised as also a CCTV camera. Police team immediately removed them from the spot and detained around 70 persons. Legal action is being initiated," police said.
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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