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Arvind Kejriwal claimed his vehicle was attacked by supporters of a rival candidate during a public meeting in Hari Nagar and accused Amit Shah of making Delhi Police the BJP’s “personal army”.
Arvind Kejriwal blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for an alleged attack on his vehicle in Hari Nagar. (PTI)
Ahead of Delhi elections less than two weeks from now, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday claimed that his vehicle was attacked in Hari Nagar by a rival candidate’s supporters and blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
This accusation came after the party last week accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of pelting stones at Kejriwal’s convoy during his campaign in the New Delhi constituency.
In a post on X, the former Delhi CM alleged that the Delhi Police allowed the supporters of a rival candidate into a public event in Hari Nagar, who then proceeded to attack his vehicle. He also accused Amit Shah of making Delhi Police the “personal army of BJP”.
“Today in Hari Nagar, the police allowed the opposition candidate’s men to enter my public meeting and then attacked my car. All this is happening on the orders of Amit Shah. Amit Shah has made the Delhi Police the personal army of the BJP,” he said.
आज हरि नगर में विपक्षी उम्मीदवार के लोगों को पुलिस ने मेरी जनसभा में घुसने दिया और फिर मेरी गाड़ी पर हमला करवाया। ये सब अमित शाह जी के आदेश पर हो रहा है। अमित शाह जी ने दिल्ली पुलिस को बीजेपी की निजी आर्मी बना दिया है।चुनाव आयोग पर बड़े सवाल उठ रहे हैं कि एक राष्ट्रीय पार्टी…
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 23, 2025
“There are big questions being raised on the Election Commission that the national president of a national party and its leaders are being constantly attacked and the poll body is unable to take any effective action,” Kejriwal further alleged.
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Stone Pelting On Kejriwal’s Convoy
Earlier, the AAP shared a video of the purported attack on Kejriwal’s convoy on Saturday. “Fearing defeat, BJP panicked, got its goons to attack Arvind Kejriwal. People of BJP, Kejriwal ji is not going to be scared of your cowardly attack, the people of Delhi will give you a befitting reply.”
हार के डर से बौखलाई BJP, अपने गुंडों से करवाया अरविंद केजरीवाल जी पर हमला‼️BJP प्रत्याशी प्रवेश वर्मा के गुंडों ने चुनाव प्रचार करते वक्त अरविंद केजरीवाल जी पर ईंट-पत्थर से हमला कर उन्हें चोट पहुंचाने की कोशिश की ताकि वो प्रचार ना कर सकें।
बीजेपी वालों, तुम्हारे इस कायराना… pic.twitter.com/QcanvqX8fB
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) January 18, 2025
The ruling AAP demanded the Election Commission’s intervention for action against BJP candidate Parvesh Verma, according to sources. Meanwhile, AAP’s Priyanka Kakkar claimed threat to life to Kejriwal after the alleged attack.
Responding to the allegations, BJP’s candidate from the New Delhi seat Parvesh Verma alleged that the car of Arvind Kejriwal hit two BJP supporters, who have now been rushed to Lady Hardinge Medical College for treatment.
“The car of Arvind Kejriwal has gone ahead by crushing the workers of the BJP. The leg of the worker (BJP) has broken and I am going to the Lady Hardinge Medical College to inquire about his health. This is very shameful,” said Verma.
In the upcoming February 5 elections, the AAP aims to retain control of the national capital, while the BJP is making every effort to unseat the Kejriwal-led party, levelling accusations of corruption against it.
