In their report to Election Commission officials, the Delhi Police have said that AAP initiated the attack; its members hurled stones at cops who tried to stop them.
On a complaint by the BJP, the Election Commission has served notice to AAP.
14 members of AAP were arrested this morning by the Delhi Police. They have been granted bail. Nearly 30 people were injured in the capital in the clashes.
Ashutosh, who was booked for rioting, said, "I will cooperate with the police but I have asked my party volunteers not to misbehave or resort to violence, or action will be taken against them."
AAP leader Shazia Ilmi was questioned by the police for three hours before being allowed to go. She accused the police of shielding BJP workers who had also attacked their activists. "Everyone has seen yesterday's footage; I did not raise my hand even once," she said.
The clashes erupted hours after Arvind Kejriwal was briefly detained at a police station in Gujarat, where he is on a four-day trip challenging the claims of the development of the state that are at the heart of the campaign of
Narendra Modi, who is the BJP's choice for prime minister.
Mr Kejriwal apologised for his party members and re-issued an appeal to them to stay peaceful. He has accused the BJP of instigating last evening's riots, but said today, "I maintain that we should remain non-violent."
The street battles that played out on national television showed chairs and stones being hurled, and batons being used. The police used water cannons in Delhi to force the mob to disperse.
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Some BJP leaders have acknowledged that stones were thrown from within the party office in Delhi but they say workers were acting in self-defence.
Abhijat Mishra of the BJP in Lucknow was seen on camera attacking a man, hitting him repeatedly with a baton. "They pelted us with stones which is why we attacked them," he said.
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