NEW
DELHI:
Delhi #ChiefMinister #Arvind Kejriwal was on
Saturday slapped by a man during a #roadshow in the #Moti Nagar area. Mr
Kejriwal, the #AamAadmiParty chief, was standing on an open jeep, canvassing in
the New Delhi constituency, when the man jumped up and attacked him. He was
identified as 33-year-old Suresh, a spare parts dealer. The #AAP, meanwhile,
has blamed the #BJP for the attack.
"They
have created a perception that the only way to take on Arvind Kejriwal is to
physically assault him," AAP lawmaker Saurabh Bhardwaj told NDTV.
The man was pulled off the vehicle
by Mr Kejriwal's supporters. He was rescued by the police from AAP
workers who thrashed him, news agency ANI reported. He has been detained and is
being questioned by the police.
Deputy Chief Minister #ManishSisodia has attacked #PrimeMinister
#NarendraModi and BJP President #AmitShah over the assault.
"Do Modi and Amit Shah want Kejriwal to be
murdered? In the five year, they couldn't break his resolve, couldn't defeat
him in the elections, now you want to eliminate him, you cowards! This Kejriwal
is your end," Manish Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.
The AAP has alleged that it was an "opposition
sponsored attack".
"Another negligence in the security of CM
@ArvindKejriwal. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal got attacked during the roadshow. We
condemned this cowardly act. This opposition sponsored attack cannot stop the
Aam Aadmi in Delhi," the AAP tweeted.
The Trinamool Congress has also slammed the BJP,
blaming it for the attack.
The
@ArvindKejriwal incident
in Delhi and the malicious spin on a silly video targeting @MamataOfficial in Bengal
prove that BJP has already LOST. They are desperately creating incidents to try
and find 'game-changers'. People have already changed the game! Modi is OUT:
Derek
This was not the first time Arvind Kejriwal is
roughed up. Last year, a man who handed him a letter outside his office,
swooped down to touch his feet, got up and forcefully smeared chilli powder on
his face. The incident had taken place inside one of the capital city's most
protected buildings, the Delhi Secretariat.
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