Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and goons vandalised his official vehicle while protesting the construction of a school in Rohtas Nagar. However, police said that they have not received any complaint regarding the incident so far.

Sisodia also alleged that the BJP men ransacked the school and misbehaved with engineers and teachers there.

“BJP leaders and goons protesting against the construction of a school in Rohtas Nagar sabotaged the school and vandalised my official vehicle. They misbehaved with women teachers, engineers and workers by breaking into the school. Why are the BJP and its cadres so irritated by education,” Sisodia, who holds the education portfolio, tweeted in Hindi.

Delhi Home and PWD Minister Satyendar Jain mentioned the incident in a tweet and said that even if the BJP carried out thousands of such attacks, the AAP Government will continue to serve the people.

Meanwhile, the BJP in a counter-allegation claimed that there was an attack on its workers and accused Sisodia of using intemperate language against them.

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri alleged that the AAP cadre had attacked and beaten BJP workers at the behest of the Deputy CM.  Bidhuri said the Deputy Chief Minister had gone to Rohtas Nagar to inspect the civil work on construction of a school. The Rohtas Nagar BJP MLA, Jitender Mahajan, had already conveyed to the authorities that they would submit a memorandum to Sisodia during his visit, he claimed.

The memorandum was related to termination of services of guest teachers and non-payment of salaries to teachers, and compensation of Rs 10 lakh and job to dependants of COVID-19 patients who died due to oxygen shortage, Bidhuri said.

“As soon as Mahajan made a move to submit the memorandum to Sisodia, the AAP cadre started misbehaving and beating BJP workers. A BJP delegation will soon meet the Delhi Police Commissioner and take up this matter with him urging fast-track investigation to punish the culprits,” said Bidhuri.