The national co⛄nvener of Aam Aꦰdmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal faced a serious security scare as a man splashed some liquid on him during his 'padyatra' in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Saturday.
AAP vs BJP
This led to a war of words between the AAP AND BJP. Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj a🌊lleged that the man who was connected with the BJP wanted to set Kejriwal afire after throwing spirit on him during his Padyatra campaign.
"A man threw spirit on him. We could smell it and there was an attempt to burn him (Kejriwal) alive. The man was carrying spirit in one hand and a matchbox in 𓆏the other hand. He threw spirit that fell on Kejriwal and me... but he could not start the fire. Our alert volunteers and the public caught him," he claimed.
However, the BJP strongly refuted any connection with the perpet♐rator. Police later said water was thrown at Kejriwal 𒁃during the public event that was organised without their permission.
About the incident
On Saturday, Kejriwal was holding the padayatra in the Savitri Nagar area that falls under the Greater Kailash assembly segment. According to police, the former Delhi chief minister was was shaking hands with some followers🦩 standing behind a cordon when the man, identified as Ashok Jha, attempted to throw water on ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ��ᩚᩚᩚhim. He was immediately detained as the police staff were nearby.
According to the police, the accused worked as a bus ♉marshal at Delh🅰i Transport Corporation's Khanpur Depot.
"Further 🎉examination of the person is in progress to find out the reasons behind this act," a statement from the Delhi Police stated.
According to PTI, 41-year-old Jha during interrogation said that he was frustrated as he was not getting h🎐is salary for the past six months. He also expressed discontent over AAP's alleged "fake promises."
'BJP frustrated after losing in Delhi':Delhi CM Atishi's reaction
Chief Minister Atishi alleged that a BJP worker attacked Kejriwal and claimed the saffron party seems to be frustrated ꦆafter losi♕ng the Delhi elections for a third time.
"Today, in broad daylight, a BJP worker attacked @ArvindKejriwal ji. BJP is seen to be frustrated after losing the Delhi elections for the third time. BJP peopl✤e, the public in ౠDelhi will take revenge for such cheap acts. Last time, the BJP got eight seats, this time Delhi people will give BJP zero seats," she said in a post on X.
A day ago, in a scathing verbal attack on the BJP-led Centre over the worsening law and order situation, Kejriwal alleged that Delhi is being run by "ga♓ngsters". The former Delhi CM was addressing a legislative assembly session.
Kejriwal's address on the first day of the lꦯast session of the five-year tenure of the Delhi Assembly 🧸on Friday came amid heightened security concerns after a low-intensity bomb blast in Rohini on Thursday.
