AAP legislator Dinesh Mohaniya has been accused of misbehaving with a woman in police complaint
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Dinesh Mohaniya has been accused of misbehaving with a woman in a case filed by the police.
Mr Mohaniya told NDTV on Thursday that the complaint is "fake and baseless."
The legislator allegedly abused a group of women who had come to his office in south Delhi to complain about erratic supply of water in Sangam Vihar, the constituency Mr Mohaniya represents in Delhi.
His supporters allegedly pushed the women out of his office.
One of the women has filed a First Information Report or FIR against Mr Mohaniya.
"He pushed me and the other women and abused us. We want a case against Dinesh Mohaniya, he should be arrested," the woman said in her complaint.
The police say the lawmaker has been accused of criminal intimidation and harassing women.
"This is an attempt to defame me without even checking," Mr Mohaniya said today.
Mr Mohaniya is the vice-chairman of the Delhi Jal Board. Residents of his constituency have complained about water problems in the area for over a month.
The new police case comes at a time the AAP government in Delhi is wading in allegations that it violated the rules against lawmakers holding offices of profit by appointing 21 of its legislators as parliamentary secretaries.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleges that since his party came to power, the Delhi Police has worked on the single-point agenda of targeting AAP members on orders from the BJP-led central government.