AAP lawmaker Alka Lamba attacked during anti-drug drive

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Alka Lamba has received head injuries after allegedly being pelted with stones by some unidentified men at Rajghat during an anti-drug drive.

Lamba said the whole thing smacked of a conspiracy, adding that she was hopeful of a fair probe by the police.

"We were holding discussions with the drug addicts as a part of an anti-drug drive when I was attacked with a stone," Lamba told ANI.

"I saw a man who had covered himself with blanket, in a room above a local sweet shop. His intention was to disperse the crowd. There is definitely a conspiracy behind it but I am hopeful that the police will conduct a fair probe to find out who is behind this attack," she added.

Meanwhile, AAP spokesperson Ashutosh said that the assailant was caught from Vishwas Nagar BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma's shop.

"The man who attacked Alka was caught from a local sweet shop, which is, as per the locals, owned by Om Prakash Sharma, who is MLA from Vishwas Nagar. We want an investigation that whether it is a coincident or a conspiracy. Only arresting the person will not be sufficient," he told ANI.

Lamba, who is the Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Chandni Chowk, had defeated her nearest rival BJP's Suman Kumar Gupta by more than 18,200 votes in the Assembly elections held in February this year.