Liquid Thrown At Arvind Kejriwal Throughout Padyatra In Delhi, AAP Factors At BJP | Video – News18

Final Up to date:November 30, 2024, 23:58 IST

Kejriwal was holding a foot march in Delhi’s Larger Kailash space on Saturday night when a person allegedly tried to throw a liquid, which AAP claimed to be acid.

A person on Saturday was held and arrested after he tried to assault former Delhi Chief minister and social gathering’s nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal by throwing a liquid at him.

Kejriwal was holding a foot march in Delhi’s Larger Kailash space and was greeting folks standing behind a cordon when a person approached him and splashed some liquid on him, following which the safety personnel swiftly overpowered him. Kejriwal and the safety personnel accompanying him have been later seen wiping their faces.

What Police Stated?

The police recognized the attacker as Ashok Jha who works as a bus marshal at Khanpur Depot. The police stated that Jha tried to throw water on Kejriwal, however was instantly caught because the police workers was in shut proximity together with the barricaded ropes.

“Throughout Arvind Kejriwal’s Padyatra beneath Malviya Nagar PS space, at round 05:50 PM, whereas shaking fingers with the general public, out of the blue, an individual specifically Ashok Jha tried to throw water on Arvind Kejriwal, however he was instantly caught because the police workers was close by together with ropes. The stated try was foiled and the individual was detained. The alleged individual is serving as a Bus Marshal at Khanpur Depot. Additional examination of the individual is in progress to search out out the explanations behind this act,” the Delhi Police stated.

AAP Alleges BJP’s Hand Behind Assault

Nonetheless, AAP alleged that Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) was answerable for this assault.

“Kejriwal was attacked by BJP throughout his march for elevating questions on the deteriorating regulation and order state of affairs in Delhi. Amit Shah’s failure has as soon as once more develop into public data, there isn’t a rule of regulation in Delhi however the rule of BJP goons. If a former Chief Minister shouldn’t be secure within the nation’s capital, then what is going to occur to the frequent man? Delhi’s regulation and order state of affairs has utterly collapsed beneath BJP rule,” the social gathering claimed.

Delhi minister and senior AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj has warned the saffron social gathering of the results if one thing occurs to Kejriwal. Whereas sharing a picture of the alleged attacker, Bhardwaj claimed that the previous is straight linked with the BJP.

He additional claimed that the attacker wished to set Kejriwal on fireplace after throwing spirit on him on him throughout his Padyatra marketing campaign.

A person threw spirit on him (Kejriwal). We might scent it. And there was an try and 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,” Bharadwaj claimed in a press convention.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi stated that BJP’s soiled politics stooped too low by attacking Kejriwal as it’s afraid of being defeated for the third time within the upcoming Delhi meeting elections. She warned that the folks of Delhi will educate a lesson to BJP. “BJP folks: Delhi folks will take revenge for such low-cost acts. Final time they obtained 8 seats, this time Delhi folks will give zero seats to BJP,” she stated in a put up on X.

A number of different leaders together with, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and social gathering MLA Naresh Balyan additionally condemned the assault and traded barbs at BJP.

“As we speak Arvind Kejriwal was attacked by a BJP goon. Yesterday he raised questions on the deteriorating regulation and order state of affairs in Delhi and in the present day he was attacked cowardly. This act reveals how the BJP has develop into nervous when questions are raised about regulation and order. However BJP folks, watch out. His identify is Arvind Kejriwal. He isn’t going to be fearful of the assaults by your goons,” Sisodia stated on X.

“Simply now a BJP employee tried to throw acid on Arvind Kejriwal in Larger Kailash. Think about the situation the BJP has created in Delhi, an try was made to throw acid on the president of a nationwide social gathering and a former CM,” Balyan stated on X.

BJP Reacts

The saffron social gathering refuted the AAP’s claims saying that that is pre-planned PR stunt of the AAP itself in a bid to realize sympathy. Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva stated that Kejriwal will get himself slapped and get issues thrown at him.

“I’ve been saying since day 1 that Arvind Kejriwal will get himself slapped and get issues thrown at him… As per the data, it was simply water and the individual is their native employee. He has been caught in an intoxicated state. This can be a political drama. That is disappointment and hopelessness… Nothing is working now so they’re making such cliche strikes… Police ought to take motion towards whoever is caught. The investigation will reveal that he’s a employee of the Aam Aadmi Celebration…” he stated.

BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor stated Kejriwal has gone again to doing his “outdated trick” with an eye fixed on the Delhi meeting election which is due early subsequent yr.

“Arvind Kejriwal’s each political technique has failed. Now he’ll return to utilizing his outdated methods, through which he’s slapped and ink is thrown at him. An identical factor occurred in the present day. Arvind Kejriwal ought to inform himself what new recreation he began in the present day,” Kapoor stated.

BJP MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat stated that such incidents are likely to occur when any political chief takes out any foot march. Though, she condemned the assault, she stated that persons are upset with AAP authorities as a result of persons are enraged as a result of the streets are damaged, drains are overflowing and the air pollution stage is excessive.

“Every time a frontrunner goes for a Padyatra, he is available in a really shut proximity with the folks. Therefore, such incidents occur even after sturdy safety. However it’s the mistake of that individual. He ought to have requested his query as an alternative of doing this. The persons are enraged as a result of the streets are damaged, drains are overflowing and the air pollution stage is excessive… The Delhi authorities has did not fulfil the massive guarantees it made. The persons are dropping their persistence however I request the folks to talk by way of their votes as an alternative… The police ought to take motion towards that individual…” ANI quoted Sehrawat as saying.

Earlier Assaults

Final month, an identical assault happened when some miscreants allegedly tried to assault the social gathering chief throughout a foot march in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri space.

Aam Aadmi Celebration leaders together with Kejriwal are endeavor padyatras (foot marches) in numerous meeting segments within the metropolis in run-up to the February 2025 polls.