After the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP activists of its youth wing allegedly attacked and damaged CCTV cameras at the chief minister’s residence, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, during a protest, alleging that the saffron party wants to “kill” Arvind Kejriwal. He said the “life-threatening attack” on Kejriwal was “properly planned”.
“Due to the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) victory and the Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) defeat in the Punjab assembly elections, the BJP wants to murder Arvind Kejriwal. BJP goons were deliberately taken by the police to the residence of Kejriwal. They broke the CCTV cameras and barriers in front of the CM’s residence,” Sisodia said at a press conference. “Just because the BJP cannot defeat Kejriwal, it is trying to kill him. Today’s incident was a pre-orchestrated plan of the BJP to murder him, Sisodia added. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also said they will lodge a formal complaint in this connection.
The activists of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), led by its president Tejasvi Surya, staged a protest near Kejriwal’s residence at Civil Lines in the national capital, demanding an apology from him for allegedly mocking Kashmiri Pandits, with the AAP alleging vandalism during the demonstration. “As it could not defeat Arvind Kejriwal in the Punjab polls, the BJP now wants to kill him (hatya karna chahta hai). Today’s attack on the chief minister’s house shows that the BJP, with the help of police, wants to kill Kejriwal. We will lodge a formal complaint against this,” Sisodia said.
The footage from a CCTV camera installed at the Delhi CM residence shows the protesters dismantling barricades as they huddled outside the house. BJYM national secretary Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, however, claimed that the workers and leaders of the organisation staged a protest near Kejriwal’s residence but did not resort to vandalism. “We were stopped by the police and around 20-25 of our members and leaders, including Tejasvi Surya, were detained and taken to a police station. They were later released,” news agency PTI quoted Bagga as saying.
Police immediately assembled in front of Arvind Kejriwal house
In a statement, The Delhi Police has issued saying that ‘around 1 pm some protestors breached two barricades and reached the chief minister’s house where they created ruckus, shouted slogans… They were carrying a small box of paint from which they threw paint at the door… a boom barrier arm was also found vandalized and a CCTV camera.” The police said they acted ‘immediately’ to remove the protesters and had detained around 70 people. Legal action is being initiated, Sagar Singh Kalsi, DCP (Delhi North), said.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha said: “BJP attacked the house of a democratically elected CM today, this attack isn’t just on Kejriwal, it’s on the people of this country who want sincere governance. AAP will answer back with its public service and patriotism.”
Chadha said the BJP had gone “insane” after AAP formed the government in Punjab. “They contested against Kejriwal many times in Punjab and Delhi. They were defeated. BJP has an insecurity that their business will stop… BJP goons attacked today because that’s their politics,” he added. The police, however, claimed they immediately removed protesters as soon as they assembled in front of Kejriwal’s house.
Published By :- Tarsem Singh
Edited By :- Khushi Thakur
