AAP supporters, police clash at dharna site
January 20, 2014  18:50
A scuffle today broke out between AAP supporters and policemen outside Rail Bhavan where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was holding a dharna along with six ministers demanding action against policemen who refused to raid an alleged drug and prostitution racket last week. 

The incident occurred when police disconnected Kejriwal's audio system prompting angry response from the AAP supporters. The police pushed some of the supporters when they tried to break barricades. 

In the evening, a number of AAP leaders including Sanjay Singh and former journalist Ashutosh were seen having heated arguments with police for allegedly beating a number of their supporters including Model Town MLA Akhilesh Tripathi.

They also claimed that Transport Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj had been detained by police, which denied it. 

In a tweet, Kejriwal said Tripathi was beaten up by the police "brutally". An AAP leader said Tripathi had to be admitted to a hospital. 
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