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AAP activists detained after protest against Irani
New Delhi, June 25
At least 67 people were
detained here on Thursday after over 500 AAP activists staged a noisy
protest demanding HRD Minister Smriti Irani's resignation over her
controversial educational qualification.
Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Police Jatin Narwal told IANS that the 67 were detained
following the demonstration outside the minister's residence.
The
Aam Aadmi Party also demanded Smriti Irani's immediate arrest, the same
way former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested over
his allegedly fake law degree.
"She should be arrested without any delay and she must also resign as a minister," an AAP spokesman said.
Anticipating opposition protests, security personnel were deployed and barricades mounted outside the minister's residence.
A
Delhi court has taken cognisance of a complaint that Smriti Irani, who
contested but lost the Lok Sabha election from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh,
gave different educational qualification in different election
affidavits.