Kejriwal on Dharna, AAP supporters and police clashed at protest site

New Delhi: A scuffle broke out between AAP supporters and policemen outside the Rail Bhavan on Monday where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was holding a dharna against the cops who refused to raid an alleged drug and prostitution racket last week.
They also claimed that Transport Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj had been detained by police, which denied it. In a tweet, Kejriwal said Tripathi was beaten up by the
police “brutally”. An AAP leader said Tripathi had to be admitted to a hospital.

Around 3,000 security personnel including from ITBP and Rapid Action Force were deployed around the protest venue.

Kejriwal and his ministers began the dharna demanding action against police officials who refused to carry out a raid on an alleged drug and prostitution racket in South Delhi last week.

Defying prohibitory orders clamped in the high-security area near the seat of power, Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues had attempted to go to North Block housing the Home Ministry to lodge their protest but were stopped stopped near the Rail Bhavan by police.

Kejriwal said he has come prepared to stage dharna for at least 10 days and would continue the agitation further if need be