New Delhi: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was injured when the Delhi Police used water cannon on social gathering leaders and employees holding a protest close to Aam Aadmi Occasion headquarters right here, demanding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation following his arrest within the excise coverage case.
Sachdeva was admitted to RML hospital with an damage on his shoulder and a criticism of respiratory drawback, social gathering leaders mentioned.
Earlier, addressing the BJP employees earlier than a march in direction of the AAP headquarters, Sachdeva mentioned Kejriwal has “no ethical or authorized proper” to stay chief minister. He ought to resign instantly after the excessive court docket dismissed his plea towards his arrest, the Delhi BJP chief mentioned.
A number of senior social gathering leaders, together with former Union minister Harsh Vardhan, nationwide spokesperson Shazia Ilmi and Chief of Opposition in Delhi Meeting Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, took half within the protest.
Now’s the time for Kejriwal to resign till the investigation is accomplished and totally cooperate with the probe company, Vardhan mentioned.
Because the protesters tried to march in direction of the AAP headquarters on the DDU Marg, police tried to cease them at a barricade. When the protesters tried to take away the blockade, police used water cannons towards them. Sachdeva was hit by a water blast and fell on the street.
He was rushed to RML and was underneath commentary of the medical doctors, social gathering leaders mentioned.
The Delhi BJP’s Lok Sabha polls in-charge O P Dhankar met Sachdeva on the hospital, mentioned state media cell head Praveen Shankar Kapoor.
The BJP has stepped up stress on Kejriwal and demanded his resignation following the excessive court docket order. Kejriwal has challenged the excessive court docket order within the Supreme Court docket.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has mentioned he’ll look into Kejriwal’s request for an early itemizing of his plea towards the excessive court docket order. He has requested Kejriwal’s lawyer to ship an e-mail.
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