Tribune News Service
Mumbai, February 22
Suspected activists of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) attacked the Mumbai office of the Aam Aadmi Party office at Chakala in suburban Andheri this afternoon. AAP said around 25 persons claiming to be workers of the NCP shouted slogans in favour of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and damaged furniture.
"They burnt a poster of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and threw black ink all over the office and burnt banners and posters," AAP leader Suresh Acharya said.
Timely intervention by the police prevented any further damage to the office property.
The attack on AAP's office comes days after the Maharashtra unit of the party released a document which showed that the state-owned power utility MahaGenco may have paid more for coal to fuel its plants which caused a hike in power tariffs. AAP alleged that corruption and mismanagement have caused losses to the tune of Rs 22,000 crore in the state.
Pawar holds the power portfolio in the state. AAP leaders said they would hold a peaceful protest outside NCP's offices in the city. "We will sweep the road outside NCP's office and pray to God to grant them good sense not to indulge in violence," Acharya said.
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