New Delhi polls: Scuffle breaks out between AAP, Congress workers
Congress candidate Alka Lamba tries to slap worker of Arvind Kejriwal's party
Delhi: A scuffle broke out between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress workers near Majnu ka Teela, during which Congress candidate Alka Lamba tried to slap an AAP worker.
Police officers present at the scene intervened as she raised a complaint with the officials and amba tried to slap a worker of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh has said the party will complain to Election Commission. It is unclear what led to the scuffle. A report by India Today states that the AAP worker passed a remark against Lamba's son.
Alka Lamba, the Chandni Chowk MLA, had quit AAP in September 2019 and joined the Congress, the party she originally belonged to.
This time, she contested the Delhi elections from Chandni Chowk and was pitted against Prahlad Singh Sahni of Aam Aadmi Party and BJP's Suman Gupta.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh has said the party will complain to Election Commission.