The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday claimed that its workers from Uttar Pradesh are being harassed for protesting against the gang-rape of a woman and her teenage daughter in Bulandshahr and the prevailing “jungle raj” in the State.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh said criminals were running scot-free in the State led by Akhilesh Yadav while those protesting against the lawlessness here were facing the problem.
“Our workers were protesting against the failing law and order in the State. Yesterday, the Ghaziabad police nabbed three of our workers as if they were hardened criminals and bashed them up,” Mr. Singh said while adding that an AAP team will also meet Ghaziabad district administration officials and the police in this regard.
“This is ironic that rapists and murderers, who spread communal tension, go scot-free and our party workers are arrested for protesting,” he added. — PTI
