The Delhi Police in its chargesheet have said that they had questioned Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kapil Mishra in the last week of July in connection with the violence that broke out in North East Delhi in February, The Indian Express reported on Tuesday.
On February 23, Mishra gave the Delhi Police a three-day ultimatum to get the Jafrabad anti-Citizenship Act protest site cleared. In a tweet, which has since been removed, he told the police he would not listen to them if they failed to meet the demand. However, soon after his threat, supporters of the Citizenship Act started clashing with those opposing it in various parts of the district.
During the questioning, Mishra claimed that he had visited the area to resolve conflicts and also that he had not delivered a speech. He added that the remarks he had made while standing next to a senior police officer were only an…