India, March 20 -- New Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he was stopped by workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on his way to Palam Colony, to meet the family of fire victims. The BJP denied the allegations and instead, said that AAP leaders attempted to disrupt the atmosphere and misbehaved with BJP legislators.

Demanding a thorough probe, Kejriwal alleged that BJP workers blocked access, pushed AAP leaders and threw furniture at them in a bid to block them from meeting the grieving family.

Kejriwal said, "I had gone to Palam to meet the victim's family, but BJP karyakartas stopped us from meeting them, misbehaved with us and threw chairs. The government's failure and negligence have...