New Delhi, May 4: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal was slapped by a man during a roadshow in Delhi's Moti Nagar area on Saturday. Arvind Kejriwal was slapped when he was holding the roadshow in Delhi for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Arvind Kejriwal was slapped when he was waving at the people who had gathered during his roadshow in Delhi. A man, wearing a red T-shirt, climbed atop Arvind Kejriwal's open jeep and slapped the Delhi chief minister before being taken down by AAP supporters.
The man who slapped Arvind Kejriwal has been identified as Suresh of Kailash Park. According to the video, the man also abused Kejriwal. He has been taken to Moti Nagar police station. Police are trying to verify his identity.
It is being reported that the person who tried to slap Arvind Kejriwal was very angry with the AAP leader. He was already waiting and as soon as Arvind Kejriwal came, he jumped in front of his car and tried to slap Aam Aadmi Party's leader Arvind Kejriwal.
DCP (West) Monika Bhardwaj said the man has been identified as 33-year-old Suresh and he deals in spare parts in Kailash Park.
After the slapping incident, AAP spokesman Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or Modi supporters for the attack on Arvind Kejriwal. The BJP has, however, rejected the allegations of the AAP.
The AAP also took to Twitter to condemn the Moti Nagar "cowardly" incident and said, "Another negligence in the security of CM Arvind Kejriwal. 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."
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also took to Twitter and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah of carrying out such attacks on Arvind Kejriwal.
"Kya Modi aur Amit Shah ab Kejriwal ki hatya karwana chahte hain? 5 saal saari taaqat lagakar jiska manobal nahi tod sake, chunav mein nahi hara sake ab usse raaste se iss tarah hatana chahte ho kaayaron! Ye Kejriwal hi tumhara kaal hai," Manish Sisodia said.
Rough translation: Do Modi and Amit Shah now want to get Kejriwal killed? You could not break Kejriwal's morale and defeat him in elections for five years. Is this how you want to remove from your way? Kejriwal is your doom.
Trinamool Congress, too, has condemned the incident where Arvind Kejriwal was slapped by a man during his roadshow.
A similar incident happened in April 2014 when Arvind Kejriwal holding a roadshow in Delhi's Dakshinpuri area. A man lunged at Arvind Kejriwal and slapped him on the neck before being taken down by Kejriwal's supporters.
Four days later, Arvind Kejriwal faced another such attack after an unidentified man slapped him during a roadshow in Delhi. The assault left Kejriwal with a swollen face and eye. In 2013, Arvind Kejriwal was attacked with ink.
Lok Sabha elections in Delhi will be held in a single phase on May 12.
Comments
Add new comment