Man throws liquid on Kejriwal throughout rally, detained; AAP factors finger at BJP
In accordance with the police, the accused, recognized as Ashok Jha, a serving bus marshal at Delhi Transport Company’s Khanpur Depot, has been detained.
“Additional examination of the individual is in progress to seek out out the explanations behind this act,” a press release from the Delhi Police acknowledged.
Sources claimed that Jha (41), throughout interrogation, stated that he was annoyed as he was not getting his wage for the previous six months.
Jha claimed that throughout the formation of AAP, he gave a donation to the celebration, however was upset with its “pretend guarantees”, the sources stated.
The AAP nationwide convener was holding the padayatra within the Savitri Nagar space that falls underneath the Higher Kailash meeting phase.
Police stated that round 5.50 pm Kejriwal was shaking palms with some followers standing behind a cordon when Jha tried to throw water on him. He was instantly caught because the police employees had been close by, they stated.
Kejriwal and the safety personnel accompanying him had been later seen wiping their faces.
Correct police deployment, each in plain garments together with rope celebration for crowd management and in uniform, was made, the assertion stated.
At a press convention, Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the person held for attacking Kejriwal had a matchbox in his hand. He claimed the liquid that fell on Kejriwal and him was spirit as they might odor it and an try was made to “burn him (Kejriwal) alive”.
“A person threw spirit on him. We might odor it and there was an try to burn him (Kejriwal) alive. The person was carrying spirit in a single hand and a matchbox within the different hand. He threw spirit that fell on Kejriwal and me… however he couldn’t begin the hearth. Our alert volunteers and the general public caught him,” he claimed.
In a publish on X, Bharadwaj additionally alleged that the attacker was related with the BJP.
After the incident, Kejriwal focused Union Residence Minister Amit Shah, saying he ought to attempt to cease crime in Delhi as a substitute of stalling his march.
“Will crime in Delhi scale back when you cease me? Will shoot-outs in Delhi spot… will ladies and businessmen change into protected…,” he stated on X.
