#SignatureBridge: AAP's Amanatullah Khan denies pushing BJP's Manoj Tiwari
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan has denied pushing Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari at the inauguration ceremony of Signature Bridge on Sunday. Khan claims he stopped Tiwari from climbing the stage, as he would have misbehaved with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, had he been successful. Meanwhile, Tiwari said he would file an FIR against Khan. Here's more.
Khan claims Tiwari was not invited to ceremony
Further, Khan claimed Tiwari was not invited to the ceremony and yet came. "They (Tiwari's supporters) tore our posters and hoardings, showed black flags and attacked our workers. When Arvind Ji arrived, they came near the stage but police did not stop them," Khan said. Notably, earlier Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia replying to Tiwari's tweet said he was welcome to the ceremony.
Khan's bail should be canceled, feels Tiwari
"Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan pushed me (during the inauguration of Delhi's Signature Bridge), the whole incident took place in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister. I am going to file an FIR over the incident. Khan's bail should be canceled immediately," Tiwari said.
Video shows Khan and Tiwari getting involved in scuffle
Tiwari claimed he was manhandled by police forces
The inauguration of the bridge, which took 14 years to be completed, was controversial. Tiwari claimed he was one who resumed the work on the bridge, but Kejriwal was inaugurating it. At the ceremony, he claimed some of the police officers manhandled him and promised to 'teach them what policing is'. The video of his altercation was widely shared on social media.
