BJP-AAP clashes: Shazia Ilmi taken for questioning by Delhi Police

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Shazia Ilmi was taken into custody by the Delhi Police for questioning in connection to her role in clashes outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office.

"My name is in the FIR so the police is taking me to the station. I am abiding with them," Ilmi told reporters outside her home.

"The video footage of the event shows that I am innocent and I have done nothing illegal," she said.

She further said that the party only raised their voices and never their hands. "This is the first time that such an incident has taken place in the history of our party and hopefully it is the last time," she added.

Earlier, AAP leader Ashutosh, who was booked for rioting, went with the police saying, "I am a law abiding citizen, if the police wants me to co operate in the investigation then I will."

He also appealed to the AAP workers to maintain calm and asked them to refrain from acting against the police.

Delhi Police had named Ashutosh, Ilmi, Prof Anand Kumar and several other AAP workers in its FIR filed in Parliament Street Police Station, which says that the party workers illegally gathered outside BJP headquarters in Delhi.

AAP workers on Wednesday fought pitched battles with BJP activists outside the saffron party headquarters here hours after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was detained briefly in Gujarat.

The Gujarat Police stated that Kejriwal had not taken permission from them to hold road show.