Amritsar, April 10
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, one of his security personnel and a few others were injured in a melee after Kejriwal alighted from Shatabdi Express at the Amritsar railway station tonight. Kejriwal is on a three-day Punjab tour beginning tomorrow from Amritsar to campaign for AAP candidates.
Many AAP supporters gathered at the railway station to welcome Kejriwal. The train pulled into the Platform No. 1 around11 pm. The incident occurred when scores of AAP workers started heading towards Kejriwal as soon as he got down from the train.
The Punjab police and the GRP had made tight security arrangements for the AAP leader following recent cases in which he was slapped during his poll campaigns.
When the policemen on duty tried to keep AAP workers from Kejriwal, it led to a stampede-like situation at the railway station as the passengers who alighted from the train also got stuck in the melee.
Many people, including some media persons, fell down and were injured. A security person attached with Kejriwal was seriously injured as his leg was stuck in a barricade within the railway station premises.
Both Kejriwal and his security guard were taken to a private hospital in the city for treatment. Kejriwal reportedly suffered a sprain in his leg.
The policemen on duty threw a cordon around Kejriwal and took him out of the station. However, there was no official confirmation from AAP about the injury to Kejriwal and his security man as AAP candidate Dr Daljit Singh could not be contacted.
Source Link: http://www.tribuneindia.com
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