AAP government, Centre slugfest resumes after Delhi Law Minister Jitender Tomar's arrest

New Delhi: There is no end to the power tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party government and Centre. The war between the two has once again escalated with the arrest of Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar on Tuesday for allegedly procuring fake law degree.

Calling it a political vendetta and a bid to destabilise the Delhi government, the AAP is crying foul over the arrest and now protesting outside Vasant Vihar police station where Tomar has being taken.

Delhi Law Minister Jitender Tomar arrested; charged with getting jobs on fake degree, cheating, forgery

Tomar, who was arrested from his office on Tuesday morning, claimed around 30-40 policemen along with an Additional Commissioner of Police came to his office and he had no other option but to go with them. "Around 30-40 policemen along with an Additional Commissioner of Police came to my office and said that they wanted to speak to me and would talk at my place. I have not been served any arrest warrant. I have not been given any details. They are not giving any details, they are harassing me. This is a political vendetta," Tomar said.

Tomar has been arrested on charges of cheating, forgery and getting jobs on fake degree.

The AAP is crying foul on the arrest. AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh said, "Jitender Tomar's case is in the High Court then why is the arrest. Is it to put pressure? The Lieutenant Governor and the Modi government are trying to put pressure on us. Our fight is against corruption will continue."

AAP leader Ashutosh also hit out at the Centre and said it's an emergency like situation in the national capital. "The officers came and took him. The matter is in court. Why actions are not taken against BJP leaders who have fake degree? It's an emergency like situation in Delhi," Ashutosh said.

Ashutosh also claimed that he and Kumar Vishwas were manhandled by Delhi Police when they tried to enter inside the police station.

Tomar, a first-time minister, has found himself embroiled in a controversy over his law degree ever since he took charge as Delhi's Law Minister. Bihar-based Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University had informed the Delhi High Court that Tomar's law degree is fabricated. The institute had claimed that Tomar's law degree does not exist in their records.

Earlier, the Delhi government and the Centre were locked in bitter war over the appointment of bureaucrats. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia criticised Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's order to appointment Joint Commissioner MK Meena as the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Sisodia alleged a conspiracy behind the move and questioned the hurry to appoint Meena.

The war started with the appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as the acting Delhi Secretary and the matter reached the courts. The situation in the national capital turned ugly before the Delhi High Court ruled that the Lieutenant Governor was the constitutional authority in the national capital.