Hans News Service New Delhi

A Congress councillor allegedly ran into the office of an MCD zone chairman in northeast Delhi after being attacked by a group of people, following which a scuffle broke out inside the office, causing damage to some property, officials said on Thursday.

The incident took place at the office of zone Chairman and BJP leader Pankaj Luthra, who said the councillor had rushed inside while being pursued by some people.

“Two people got into a scuffle. One of them, who was a Congress councillor, rushed towards our room. We intervened and broke up the scuffle,” Luthra said. He said no BJP councillor or party member was involved in the incident.

A purported video of the incident shows a chair being thrown at a person while two policemen appear to be trying to protect him. The video also shows damage to property inside the chairman’s office as numerous people gather inside Luthra’s room.

The councillor involved in the incident was identified as Congress’s Hazi Zarif. When contacted by PTI, Zarif did not comment on the incident. However, one of his associates alleged that he had been attacked by members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

“He was attacked by AAP members,” the associate alleged. The allegations could not be independently verified. The incident comes amid allegations that some industrial units linked to AAP members were sealed by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for violating environmental laws.