The 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign just got dirtier and murkier. There has been a series of confrontations and violent clashes in the past two days between the agitated workers of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a four-day election tour of Gujarat, was booked for violating the election code of conduct. The Election Commission said that Kejriwal violated the code of conduct by not taking police permission for his road-show. Also, an FIR was filed against the AAP leader after he used loudspeakers and microphones without due permission. AAP has complained to the Election Commission that it is being targeted by the BJP in Gujarat.
Kejriwal was detained briefly by the Gujarat police, which triggered street battles in Delhi and Lucknow. AAP party workers gathered at BJP offices to protest. Video footages showed the BJP and AAP party workers using stones, chairs and lathis to attack each other.
Prominent AAP leaders like Ashutosh and Shazia Ilmi were booked for rioting and 14 AAP workers were arrested. The police has blamed AAP for instigating violence, an accusation that the party has rejected.
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