Union minister, VK Singh later clarified that his statement was not intended to draw an analogy to the Haryana incident.
Disapproving union minister VK Singh's "dog" remarks, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded his immediate removal, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said it will file a police complaint tomorrow seeking his arrest and also approach the Scheduled Castes Commission.
"AAP will go to police station tomorrow to file an FIR against V K Singh demanding his arrest as under the SC/ST Act, the offence is non-cognisable," senior AAP leader Ashutosh said.
The minister kicked up a storm with his comments that the Centre cannot be blamed if somebody throws a stone at a dog to shield it from criticism for the Faridabad incident, where two children of a Dalit family were burnt alive.
The Delhi chief minister asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack Mr Singh immediately, who is the Minister of State for External Affairs.
"VK Singh's statement is shameful and prosecutable under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Act. A case should be registered against him immediately," said Mr Kejriwal.
"Today is Dusshera which is symbolic of victory of goodness over evil and arrogance. If Modiji really wants to celebrate Dusshera then he should rid his cabinet of evil and arrogance. V K Singh should be removed from Cabinet before this evening," the chief minister said in a series of tweets.
The Congress has also slammed Mr Singh and demanded his immediate sacking.
While referring to the incident in Haryana's Faridabad which left two toddlers dead on the intervening night of October 19-20, Mr Singh had said, "See, the thing is, never associate local incidents with the central government (sarkar). There is an inquiry going on. There was a dispute between families. The dispute... how did it turn out... where did the administration fail, after these it comes to the Centre... For everything... like if somebody throws a stone at a dog, then the government is responsible... it is not like that."
The minister later clarified that his statement was not intended to draw an analogy to the incident.