New Delhi, February 23: Anguished over the recent alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, AAP MLA from Uttam Nagar Naresh Balyan on Friday said that officials who obstruct people's work should be beaten up. While addressing a rally in Uttam Nagar, AAP MLA Naresh Balyan was quoted by ANI saying, 'Jo Chief Secy ke sath hua, jo inhone jhootha aarop lagaya, main to keh raha hu aise adhikariyo ko thokna chahye, jo aam aadmi ke kaam rok ke baithe hain aise adhikariyo ke sath yahi salook hona chahye.'

During his rally, the AAP MLA said files are not moving as the Delhi Chief Minister has stopped the "setting" and the "commission" system. Balyan, in his speech accused the bureaucracy of not clearing files and alleged that files that normally takes three days to clear are not getting clearance even after six months.

Earlier today, a Delhi Police team was sent to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence to review CCTV footage related to an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP MLAs.  "A police team has been sent to the chief minister's residence for collecting all evidence, including CCTV footage, in connection with the alleged assault on the Delhi Chief Secretary," Additional DCP, North Delhi, Harinder Singh said.

Kejriwal reacted to the recent move and said, "A huge posse of policemen was sent to my residence. The entire CM residence is being searched over allegations of two slaps."  "But when will Amit Shah be questioned in connection with Judge Loya's death," Kejriwal asked on Twitter. The Delhi Chief Minister said that his council of ministers had sought an appointment with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on the matter.

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