Alka Lamba, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Chandni Chowk, was on Sunday morning was attacked by some unidentified people at Rajghat while she was leading an anti drug-drive.
According to initial reports, the AAP leader was immediately rushed to RML hospital for preliminary treatment and was then released after a short while. She received head injury after allegedly being pelted with stones by the miscreants.
AAP spokesperson Ashutosh tweeted some pictures of Lamba being given the first-aide.
He further tweeted that the assailant was caught from Vishwas Nagar BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma’s shop.
“The man who attacked Alka was caught from a local sweet shop, which is, as per the locals, owned by Om Prakash Sharma, who is MLA from Vishwas Nagar. We want an investigation that whether it is a coincident or a conspiracy. Only arresting the person will not be sufficient,” Ashutosh added.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to twitter to praise Lamba and wrote: “Proud of you Alka.”
Hours after the attack, the AAP leaders met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his official residence here.
Besides Lamba, senior AAP leaders Ashutosh, Durgesh Pathak, Kapil Mishra, Dilip Pandey and Kumar Vishwas were among those who met Kejriwal.
Earlier, confirming the news, the AAP MLA herself took to twitter to inform about the incident adding that this attack was a result of her fight against drugs.
Lamba further said that the whole thing smacked of a conspiracy, adding that she was hopeful of a fair probe by the police.
“We were holding discussions with the drug addicts as a part of an anti-drug drive when I was attacked with a stone,” Lamba said.
“I saw a man who had covered himself with blanket, in a room above a local sweet shop. His intention was to disperse the crowd. There is definitely a conspiracy behind it but I am hopeful that the police will conduct a fair probe to find out who is behind this attack,” she added.
