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Delhi clashes: 14 AAP members arrested ; Party to lodge plaint with EC

Delhi Police have arrested fourteen Aam Aadmi Party, members after an FIR was registered against them in connection with clashes outside the BJP office in New Delhi yesterday.
Police sources said, the FIR was lodged at Parliament Street Police Station last night against the AAP protesters including its leaders Ashutosh and Shazia Ilmi.

Police sources said charges of rioting, obstructing a public servant from performing his duty and damaging public property have been slapped against them.

Talking to AIR, Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Deepak Maheshwari said prominent educationist Prof Anand Kumar is also one of the arrested members.

He said the party will lodge a formal complaint with the Election Commission on what he called unprovoked attrocities against party members by the police.

Maheshwari expressed surprise that no BJP member involved in the clashes has been arrested so far. He said the party will file a counter FIR against the police.

Our correspondent reports that Police had initially detained 33 people out of which 14 were arrested late last night while others were allowed to go. 28 people were injured in the clashes between members of the two parties.

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