AAP and BJP activists clash at bridge opening

new delhi — Ahead of the inauguration of the Signature Bridge over the Yamuna, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists clashed here on Sunday, with Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari attacking AAP workers and punching a policeman who intervened.

Tiwari, also a Lok Sabha member, got into a scuffle with AAP workers before the function started at the bridge, leading to the violence.

The police brought the situation under control.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the disturbances at the inauguration “unprecedented”.

“It is a Delhi government programme. Police mute spectator. Can LG, being head of Delhi Police, ensure peace and order?” he tweeted.

Sisodia alleged that “some people” do not want the work of Signature Bridge completed under the Kejriwal regime.

Tiwari accused the AAP for attacking him after inviting for the event. —

PTI A view of the newly inaugurated Signature Bridge during a laser show at Wazirabad in New Delhi on Sunday. —