AAP claims attack bid on Arvind Kejriwal by BJP-linked people, party denies

AAP leaders launched an attack against the BJP on Friday, alleging that people linked to the party attempted to attack Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi BJP chief refuted the charges.

In Short

• AAP alleges BJP goons attacked Kejriwal in Delhi
• AAP leaders warn BJP of consequences if Kejriwal harmed
• BJP denies attack, claims public questioned Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party alleged that people affiliated with the BJP attempted to attack former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital on Friday. The BJP has denied the allegations and said the locals asked questions of Kejriwal, but the incident was being projected as "BJP-sponsored attack".

The AAP leaders claimed attack happened during Kejriwal's foot march in West Delhi's Vikaspuri area. Arvind Kejriwal, who recently stepped down as chief minister, has been campaigning across the city for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, expected to be held in February next year.

Delhi Minister and senior AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj tweeted, "When ED, CBI and jail did not work, now BJP people are getting Arvind Kejriwal attacked. If anything happens to Kejriwal, BJP will be directly responsible for that,"

Several other AAP leaders, including former Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and party MLA Durgesh Pathak, also condemned the attack.

"The attack on Arvind Kejriwal is extremely condemnable and worrying. It is clear that the BJP has carried out this attack through its goons. If anything happens to Arvind Kejriwal, the entire responsibility will be on the BJP. We are not going to be afraid, the Aam Aadmi Party will remain steadfast on its mission," Sisodia said

"This is condemnable and it's an unfortunate incident. Over the last 10 years, BJP has been trying to finish Arvind Kejriwal. They even used ED and CBI, but were not successful. That's why he was attacked today during a padyatra," AAP leader Durgesh Pathak was quoted by news agency PTI.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh also condemned the attack on the former Chief Minister, claiming that the BJP wanted to "finish" Kejriwal.

"BJP people have become the enemy of Arvind Kejriwal's life. First, using ED-CBI, they filed false cases, put him in jail, stopped insulin, tried to kill him and now BJP goons have attacked Arvind Kejriwal. BJP wants to finish Kejriwal. If anything happens to Arvind Kejriwal, BJP will be responsible for that," Singh said in video message on X.

In response to the AAP's allegations, the Delhi BJP hit back at the party, alleging that people are just asking questions of Arvind Kejriwal about the issue of water supply but this was being projected as a "BJP-sponsored" attack.

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said "If public is asking Arvind Kejriwal questions, then what problem does he have? Today, people just asked Arvind Kejriwal questions over polluted water. If people are asking him questions, then he is calling it a BJP-sponsored attack."