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Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia on former BSP MP's son brandishing gun

Kashmir Times. Dated: 10/17/2018 3:30:21 PM

NEW DELHI, Oct 16(Agencies): Stressing on the deteriorating state of law and order in the national capital, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that enough attention is not being paid on the security as people are paying more attention on framing leaders of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
"Law and order is no one's priority. Priority is to frame AAP MLAs in fake cases. The day law and order is made a priority, it'll be on right track. It's a 5-star hotel in VIP area, how did this happen?," the Delhi Deputy CM said.
Sisodia was referring to the video that went viral in which a son of a former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP can be seen brandishing his gun outside a 5-star hotel in Delhi. The man has been identified as Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey. The incident took place on October 14.
A case has been registered against Ashish under the Arms Act. The Delhi Police took note of the incident after a video of him with the gun went viral.
In the amateur video shot of him, Ashish can be seen wearing a black T-shirt and pink trousers. He can be seen outside the entrance of a prestigious south Delhi hotel with a gun in his hand. From what appears in the video, Ashish seems to have been engaged in a scuffle with the staff and guests outside the hotel. Hotel staff at the foyer can be seen trying to intervene to calm him down however, he can be seen yelling back.
The police have taken suo moto cognizance of the incident. "During an argument between two groups, a man threatened others with a gun. An FIR has been registered," Special Joint CP, Delhi said.
The officer also said that the Delhi Police is in touch with the Lucknow Police and assured that the accused will soon be arrested.
However, the police came down heavily on the hotel owners asking why was the incident not reported. "We have asked the 5-star hotel authorities why they did not report the incident to the police," the Special Joint CP said.