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Watch: CCTV footage shows Alka Lamba vandalising shop with supporters; MLA defends act

In a new twist, a CCTV footage recovered from a sweet shop in Kashmere Gate shows that Aam Aadmi Party MLA Alka Lamba and her supporters vandalised a shop during their anti-drug drive on Sunday.

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In a new twist, a CCTV footage recovered from a sweet shop in Kashmere Gate shows that Aam Aadmi Party MLA Alka Lamba and her supporters vandalised a shop during their anti-drug drive on Sunday.

In the footage, Lamba was seen going to straight to the counter and throwing the items away which were on the counter.

According to reports, Lamba claimied that some shops were operating illegally and drug peddlers had free run in the area, therefore, she wanted to shut those shops.

However, in a series of tweets, Alka Lamba has defendend her act. Lamba has claimed that she lost her cool after the owner of the shop laughed at her saying, "This serves her right."

Alka Lamba was on Sunday attacked by an unidentified man during an anti-drug drive in north Delhi's.

While some party members claimed that a drug cartel operating in the area was behind the attack, other party members hinted towards involvement of a BJP leader, saying the attacker was earlier seen standing close to a sweet shop owned by BJP MLA OP Sharma.

Senior AAP leader Ashutosh tweeted, "Locals told us man, attacked Alka Lamba was working in sweet shop. shop is owned by present BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma (sic)."

Ashutosh claimed that the attack on Lamba was part of conspiracy and said the AAP will fight back. "She was targeted as she was the only one who got hit in the crowd. It's deep conspiracy. AAP will fight back," he tweeted.

However, BJP slammed the Aam Aadmi Party for attempting to take "political mileage" out of the attack on Chandni Chowk MLA Alka Lamba by suggesting that Opposition legislator O P Sharma was behind the incident.

"There is no connection whatsoever of BJP MLA O P Sharma with the incident. The shop from which the MLA has alleged that a stone was thrown on her and from which the alleged culprit was caught is not owned or occupied by Sharma," Delhi BJP general secretary Rekha Gupta said.

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