Through PTI
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday rejected as “completely false” the allegations that its staff forcibly entered the Congress headquarters and beat up birthday party employees and leaders on an afternoon the birthday party staged protests towards the wondering of Rahul Gandhi by way of the Enforcement Directorate.
“The allegations are completely false and we denied them strongly,” a senior police officer stated.
The birthday party, alternatively, shared purported video clips on social media appearing police staff getting into its place of work premises.
The police officer stated, “We had attempted to prevent them and attempted to near the gate of AICC (All India Congress Committee) in an effort to save you a procession from being taken out. On this procedure, their may well be some scrimmage, however police had no longer attempted to go into the premises of the AICC and so they had no explanation why to go into.”
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The Congress staged vociferous protests within the nationwide capital at the 3rd day of Rahul Gandhi’s wondering by way of the Enforcement Directorate in a cash laundering case.
The police officer stated, “They (Congress employees and leaders) weren’t taking note of the police. We were telling them for the previous 3 days that no procession is permitted. We were giving them the danger to carry their protest on the designated position at Jantar Mantar.”
“Ok pressure has been installed position. The senior law enforcement officials also are provide on the spot. We advised the senior leaders that we can facilitate them, however they had been bringing other folks additionally within the type of procession and we stopped them and advised them that the procession isn’t allowed,” the officer added.
The Congress has demanded that an FIR for “prison trespass” be registered, the erring police staff be suspended and disciplinary motion initiated towards them.
“In an act of absolute goondaism perpetuated by way of the Delhi Police on the example of the Modi govt, the police these days forcibly entered the nationwide headquarters of the Congress right here and beat up birthday party employees and leaders. That is patently prison trespass. The goondaism of Delhi Police and Modi govt has reached its zenith,” Congress leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala advised newshounds.
He stated the birthday party’s state devices would level silent protests Wednesday night time and would gherao Raj Bhawans around the nation Thursday morning towards the police motion.
Rahul Gandhi seemed prior to the ED on Wednesday for the 3rd consecutive day of wondering within the Nationwide Bring in cash laundering case.