A major fire broke out inside a cloth shop in Chandni Chowk’s Moti Bazar on Monday night, after which 29 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. However, even as the firemen were carrying out their duties, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Alka Lamba reportedly hampered the rescue operation by insisting that she be allowed to climb into the firemen’s crane to take a look at the whole situation. No one was harmed in the whole incident. A senior Delhi Fire Services officer said that a call was received at 9.30 PM about the fire after which the fire tenders rushed to the site of the incident, PTI said. He further added that the fire had spread to other shops as well. The reason for the fire was due to a short-circuit in a shop, preliminary investigations indicated.

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According to a video released by Times Now, Alka Lamba is seen standing inside the fire brigade crane even as the fire fighters were trying to control the fire that took had sperad to over 80 shops in the area.

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Alka Lamba is seen standing inside the fire brigade crane even as the firefighters were trying to control the fire that took had spread to over 80 shops in the area. (photo: A still from the video)

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For obstructing and causing disruption to the operations, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma took to Twitter and demanded that a case be registered against Lamba. She wrote, “.@CPDelhi Request Delhi Police to register case against AAP MLA Alka Lamba obstructing firefighters from doing their duty in Chandni Chowk.” She then added, “.@DCP_DelhiPolice This act falls under Sec. 186 of the IPC. Such irresponsible, self-aggrandising behaviour from MLA.”

In the latest development, Nupur Sharma has filed a complaint agagainstlka Lamba. “Filed a complaint with @CPDelhi against AAP MLA Alka Lamba for obstructing public servants from discharging their duties,” she wrote on her social media account.