Accusing the BJP of "trying to create a riot-like situation" in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said that the BJP is hatching the most diabolical conspiracy to destroy the peace of Delhi by unleashing violence. The party also demanded the resignation of Amit Shah, terming him the "most incompetent Home Minister India has ever had.

The statement came after a man opened fire at the students of Jamia Millia Islamia who were marching toward Rajghat to pay their tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. A student sustained a gun injury in his hand in the incident.

AAP senior leader Sanjay Singh said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the senior Delhi BJP leaders started with inflammatory speeches at various rallies and then labeled Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a terrorist and lastly after realising that none of their dirty tricks working, they are bringing them now conspired to create a riot like situation in Delhi."

Launching a scathing attack on Shah, AAP senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Singh condemned the attack and stated that such an incident has occurred within sight of the police which did not respond because it was backed by the BJP and Amit Shah.

Singh observed that after Shah became Home Minister, the law and order situation of Delhi deteriorated into utter lawlessness. "Shah is the most incompetent Home Minister India has ever had. The BJP is creating a law and order situation in Delhi and seems to be hatching an insidious conspiracy and trying to stall the upcoming election fearing their defeat. It also slammed police for just being a "mute spectator" to the firing incident," he added. 

Terming the incident yet another instance of continuously deteriorating law and order situation in the national Capital and a pointer to the incapability of Shah as Home Minister, Singh said that number of crime in Delhi is increasing.

"Today, we witnessed how easily a man opened fire in the presence of police, at the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University. This incident is yet another instance of the continuously deteriorating law and order situation of Delhi and a pointer to the incapability of Shah as Home Minister," Singh said.

Senior AAP leader and national spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said the incident comes on a day when the country is observing the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi. "We witnessed an unprecedented incident in Jamia because the person, whose name is Ram, who fired at the students was doing a Facebook live at the time of the incident. It is completely unacceptable that despite such live videos the police were not prepared," he said.

Kumar further said that it is clear that the central government and the Delhi police were protecting such people. "We also remember what BJP leader and central minister Anurag Thakur told his supporters from a rally in Delhi. Keeping in mind the deteriorating law and order situation of Delhi we demand the immediate resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah. We also demand FIR against Mr Anurag Thakur under IPC 153 and IPC 505," he said.