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Manish Sisodia, 65 AAP MLAs Detained By Delhi Police Ahead Of Their 'Surrender' Before PM Modi

Manish Sisodia, 65 AAP MLAs Detained By Delhi Police Ahead Of Their 'Surrender' Before PM Modi
NEW DELHI, INDIA - JUNE 25: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia addressing the media after the Police arrested AAP legislator Dinesh Mohaniya for allegedly misbehaving with a woman and slapping a 60-year-old man, at his residence on June 25, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Mohaniya was arrested on charges of 'sexual harassment' on the complaint of a woman who visited his office-cum residence two days ago as part of a group to complain about irregular water supply, and slapping a 60-year-old man at Tughlakabad. Mohaniya, an MLA from Sangam Vihar constituency in south Delhi, was picked up by a team of Delhi Police while he was addressing a press conference at his residence in Sangam Vihar. (Photo by Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - JUNE 25: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia addressing the media after the Police arrested AAP legislator Dinesh Mohaniya for allegedly misbehaving with a woman and slapping a 60-year-old man, at his residence on June 25, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Mohaniya was arrested on charges of 'sexual harassment' on the complaint of a woman who visited his office-cum residence two days ago as part of a group to complain about irregular water supply, and slapping a 60-year-old man at Tughlakabad. Mohaniya, an MLA from Sangam Vihar constituency in south Delhi, was picked up by a team of Delhi Police while he was addressing a press conference at his residence in Sangam Vihar. (Photo by Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI -- Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and more than 60 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs were stopped near Tughlaq Road here and later detained by the police on Sunday, as they were enroute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at 7 Race Course Road in protest.

They were going there as a sign of protest and to surrender themselves.

The bitter battle between the state government and the Centre escalated today as Sisodia dared Prime Minister Modi to arrest him on allegations of intimidating the businessmen of the Ghazipur Vegetable Market Association.

मोदी जी! आपने गिरफ्तार कर पार्लियामेंट थाने में रखा है, हम सब तिहाड़ जाने को तैयार हैं बस अब दिल्ली की जनता के काम मत रोकिए। #ArrestMeModi

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) June 26, 2016

Sisodia requested the police to convey his message to the Prime Minister after being stopped.

"We want to tell the Prime Minister that don't stop the work in Delhi. Why are you taking revenge on Delhi? You have enmity with me so arrest me. All the MLAs are going there," Sisodia told the media here.

मोदी जी! आपकी हमसे दुश्मनी है, हमें गिरफ्तार कर लो पर दिल्ली के काम मत रोको। हम सब आपके समक्ष सरेंडर करने आ रहे हैं। https://t.co/Fp7mDi4y7V

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) June 26, 2016

Sisodia said he had gone to the Ghazipur vegetable market yesterday for a surprise inspection, where he found out that few people were indulging in malpractice among other untoward activities.

"I scolded them and warned to take action against them. They are saying that I misbehaved with them. Of course I misbehaved. If any officer is not working properly, we will scold them. If we are being sent to jail for these, we are surrendering but don't stop the work in Delhi," he added.

After the complaint was filed yesterday, Sisodia, quickly turned to Twitter to state that the Prime Minister may turn the complaint into a case of extortion, violence and molestation and use it as an excuse to arrest him.

He also alleged that the people who filed the complaint were indulging in illegal activities in the market, where he had gone for a surprise inspection.

According to reports, the police said earlier that they have received a complaint from the president Surender Goswami, but no FIR would be registered as no cognizable offence was committed by Sisodia.

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