A day later,Cong says BSP did advance planning for Mauli Jagran clash

Addressing mediapersons,Lucky said the initial complaint against him made no mention of casteist remarks. “The initial complaint stated that while I was beating up the complainant,someone with a beard made casteist remarks. It was revised later. The BSP is only trying to target people working closely with Congress candidate Pawan Bansal. We have more voters among the Dalits than other parties. Our popularity is scaring them and they are resorting to such measures,” he said.

Demanding an impartial inquiry by the UT police,Lucky said he was ready to serve any punishment,if found guilty.

Councillor Davinder Singh Babla,whose name also figured in the complaint,said he was not even present at the padyatra in Mauli Jargran.

In a statement issued today,Bansal requested his co-candidates to refrain from indulging in politics of opportunism and rioting.

Meanwhile,members of the National Conference of Delhi Organisations (NACDOR) on Wednesday demanded that Lucky be arrested. Bhagat Rana,an NACDOR member said: “Lucky should be arrested for disrupting peace. If this is not done,we will start an agitation. The police should investigate the allegations of casteist remarks made against Sada Sawan Lehri. The incident should not be made a political issue… mistreatment of Dalits is a social issue.” In a statement issued today,members of the Bhagwan Valmiki Sobha Yatra Ayojak Committee also condemned Lucky’s statement.