Sacked AAP minister Mishra assaulted in Delhi Assembly

Sacked Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra was on Wednesday manhandled in the Delhi assembly by AAP members after he raised allegations of corruption against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendra Jain.

The former minister who has been campaigning against Kejriwal, levelling graft allegation against him, later claimed he was “punched” and “kicked” by AAP legislators after he demanded an open session of Delhi assembly be convened at Ramlila Maidan to publicly discuss corruption charges. Mishra hurled a banner inside the house demanding the special session of the assembly, following which he was warned by Speaker Ram Niwas Goel.

When he refused to relent, Goel ordered Mishra be marshalled out of the house.

Before the marshals could reach Mishra, he was manhandled by Aam Aadmi Party members. While Speaker Goel said both Mishra and the legislators who manhandled him may face action, the Congress and the BJP condemned the assault.

Mishra said he had written a letter to Goel on Tuesday, urging for the special public session. “I wanted to discuss inside the assembly about their corruptions. When I did not get the opportunity, I called for convening a special session at Ramlila Ground. Suddenly the (AAP) MLAs rushed to me and started hitting me," Mishra told the media outside the assembly.