किन गरियो आम आदमीको पार्टी कार्यालयमा तोडफोड ? India's Aam Aadmi Party office attacked in Delhi
The office of Delhi's governing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been vandalised by a mob protesting at remarks made by one of the party leaders on Kashmir.
आप पार्टीका नेता प्रशान्त भुषणले विवादास्पद कास्मिर क्षेत्रमा सेना तैनाथ गर्ने वा नगर्ने भन्ने विषयमा जनमत संग्रह गर्नुपर्ने धारणा सार्वजनिक गरेपछि आक्रोशित बनेका कट्टर हिन्दु संगठनको समूहले केन्द्रिय पार्टी कार्यालय तोडफोड गरेका हुन् ।
तोडफोडमा संलग्न भएको आशंकामा प्रहरीले १२ जनालाई प्रहरीले पक्रेको छ । पार्टीको कार्यालय र दिल्लीका मुख्य मन्त्री अरविन्द केजरीवालको निवास क्षेत्रमा सुरक्षाकर्मी परिचालन गरिएको छ ।
The protesters, who said they belonged to a hardline Hindu group, attacked the office with bricks and stones.
They were angry at Prashant Bhushan's recent call for a referendum in Indian-administered Kashmir on whether the army should remain deployed there.
India has tens of thousands of troops stationed in the disputed territory.
The divided Himalayan region, which is also claimed by Pakistan, has been the scene of a violent insurgency against Indian rule for more than 20 years. Tens of thousands of people have been killed.
The anti-corruption AAP (Common Man's Party) is led by Arvind Kejriwal, a former civil servant-turned-activist who is now chief minister of Delhi.
A mob of 50 to 60 people attacked the party headquarters in the Kaushambi of Ghaziabad on the outskirts of Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
Reports said they broke flowerpots, doors and windowpanes. However, no one was injured in the attack.
"We have identified some people. There were some residents of Ghaziabad and the numbers of their cars have been noted. Action against them will be initiated soon," the Press Trust of India quoted senior superintendant of police Dharmendra Singh as saying.
He said policemen had now been deployed at the AAP office and Mr Kejriwal's nearby home.
Mr Kejriwal has so far refused to accept police protection at his home or office, saying he is against the culture of protecting VIPs.
Mr Singh said police would try again to convince him to change his mind on the issue of security.
Mr Bhushan's referendum comments has led to a political furore in India. Even his party has distanced itself from his views.
