BJP protest outside Kejriwal's house over plans to buy 'snooping equipment'

The Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday trained guns at each other as they engaged in vociferous protests on separate issues in the national capital inviting police action.

The BJP protested outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence accusing the latter of buying "snooping" equipment for its Anti-Corruption Branch following reports in a section of the media over the same. The charge was, however, denied by the Delhi government.

"The AAP government wants to break into people's privacy. Who gave them the right to tap the phone calls of ordinary citizens? Who gave Arvind Kejriwal the permission to buy snooping equipments? We believe in the freedom of expression," the party's state chief Satish Upadhyay said.

Police used water cannon to disperse the protesters as they tried to climb the barricades. Former EDMC Mayor Ram Narain Dubey sustained injuries during the police action and was rushed to hospital.

Meanwhile, the AAP youth wing workers held a protest at Jantar Mantar over derecognition of a student group at Indian Institute of Technology-Madras holding the human resource development ministry responsible for the move.

AAP leader Ashutosh wondered whether students from Dalit community don't have a right to express their views on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.