New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- AAP MLA Mohinder Goyal was allegedly assaulted during a public rally in the Rohini area here on Saturday with party chief Arvind Kejriwal accusing the BJP of indulging in "hooliganism" in the face of an imminent defeat in the February 5 Assembly polls.

The incident took place at around 11 am when Goyal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from the Rithala Assembly segment, was interacting with the local residents of Pocket H in Sector 11.

"The AAP MLA was discussing with some people an old video of a local resident who has passed away. When the family members of the deceased found out about it, they arrived at the meeting and raised an objection," a senior police officer said.

This led to an argument between the two ...