Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Nitin Tyagi was on Monday questioned by the police in connection with an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two legislators of the party.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Harendra Singh told IANS that Tyagi was questioned from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm at Civil Lines Police Station in north Delhi.
The Chief Secretary has alleged that he was assaulted by two AAP MLAs in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the CM’s residence on February 19 night.
AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal were later arrested in this connection and sent to judicial custody.
Last week, the police had also questioned AAP MLA Rajesh Rishi over the incident.
Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash with other state officers hold candlelight march against the alleged assault on the CS by AAP MLAs, at Rajghat in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Amarjeet Singh/File)
Earlier in the day, a Delhi Assembly committee told the Delhi High Court that it would not take any coercive action against Anshu Prakash.
The court was hearing a plea by the Chief Secretary against a breach of privilege notice sent to him by an assembly committee for not appearing before it.
The Delhi Assembly’s counsel said no coercive action would be taken against Prakash if he appeared before the committee.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher posted the matter for hearing on April 11.
On February 21, Prakash was called by the Question and Reference Committee of the Delhi Assembly, but he did not turn up and the committee later sent him the notice.
Last week, Prakash challenged the committee’s action in the HC. Hitting back, the committee alleged that Prakash had lied under oath in the HC.
On Monday, Prakash’s counsel told the court that of the 11 people who were present when the Chief Secretary was allegedly attacked, two had been arrested and the others were yet to be identified, and that they could be part of the assembly committee.
The counsel cited this as a reason for Prakash not appearing before the committee.
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