AAP MLA gets beaten up by his own workers while campaigning
The BJP said the video is proof that AAP is "selling tickets" to contest the civic polls, and workers are resentful - a charge hotly contested by the MLA in the video, Gulab Singh Yadav. Arvind Kejriwal"s party is yet to comment on the issue.
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New Delhi, Nov 22: The video of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA being manhandled by his party workers, allegedly over who can be candidates for the Delhi civic election, and finally making a dash for it, has gone viral, with many BJP leaders sharing it on social media.
The BJP said the video is proof that AAP is "selling tickets" to contest the civic polls, and workers are resentful - a charge hotly contested by the MLA in the video, Gulab Singh Yadav. Arvind Kejriwal's party is yet to comment on the issue.
Sources said Gulab Singh Yadav, who represents Matiala in the Delhi assembly, was holding a meeting with party workers around 8 pm on Monday when trouble broke out. It is not yet known what the dispute was about, but amid a heated exchange, angry workers started manhandling the MLA, grabbing him by the collar and pushing. As Yadav tried to dash out, the workers gave chase and rained blows on him. The MLA was finally seen running away, with the workers in hot pursuit. Among those who shared the video was the BJP's Sambit Patra. "Unprecedented scenes from the party that indulged in the theatrical drama of 'honest politics. Such is AAP's corruption that even their members are not sparing their MLAs! A similar outcome awaits them in upcoming MCD polls," read his caption for the 1.30-minute clip. The Delhi unit of the BJP alleged that Yadav was thrashed by AAP workers on the charge of selling tickets. Earlier today, the BJP released what they claimed were sting videos that proved that AAP was selling tickets for the civic polls. Sambit Patra told reporters that the video was shot by an AAP volunteer from North West Delhi, who was asked to pay ₹ 80,000 for a ticket. The sting video revealed that 110 tickets AAP were reserved for distribution in exchange for money, he added. AAP has been holding an upbeat campaign, hoping to capture power in Delhi's civic polls. The party is banking on anti-incumbency after three consecutive terms of the BJP. From garbage removal to timely salaries for MCD employees, Kejriwal has announced "10 guarantees".
Still more crucial are the elections in Gujarat, where AAP has pitched itself as the chief contender against the BJP, which has been ruling the state since 1995.
