BJP may approach EC today after AAP activists storm party headquarters

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers protest outside Bharatiya Janata Party offices leading to violent clashes, the BJP is planning to approach Election Commission (EC) seeking action against the party. AAP workers had protested outside BJP headquarters in Lucknow and Delhi hours after party chief Arvind Kejriwal`s car was damaged in Gujarat where he was detained briefly. The protests later turned violent with workers from both parties pelting stones at each other. Delhi police had to use water cannon to disperse them. Kejriwal later apologised and said that the party workers were instigated by BJP workers who attacked AAP workers. With Kejriwal`s four-day tour set to continue after the attack, the AAP convener appealed to his supporters to maintain peace and not engage in any violent activities. Kejriwal also questioned, "Why Narendra Modi is rattled with my tour of Gujarat?" Kejriwal`s convoy came under attack by unidentified people at Kharohi near Bhuj in Gujarat after he was released by the police. Reports claimed that Kejriwal was not present in the car when the AAP convoy was attacked. The violence came on a day the EC announced the Lok Sabha poll schedule and police in Gujarat stopped Kejriwal, who began a four-day tour of the state, on his tracks for alleged violation of the model code of conduct by travelling in a long cavalcade.