Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday reacted to the alleged vandalism outside his official residence by activists of the BJP youth wing the previous day.
The incident occurred as the BJP activists were protesting against Kejriwal's remarks on the film The Kashmir Files.
Kejriwal said “If the biggest party of the country (reference to the BJP), which is in power at the Centre, resorts to such hooliganism, it will spread a bad message among people. People will think that this is the right way [to deal with anything].”
Kejriwal made the comments at an event to flag off electric auto-rickshaws in the capital.
Adopting a defiant tone, Kejriwal said “Arvind Kejriwal is not important but the nation is. I can lay down my life for the country.”
Earlier on Thursday, AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj approached the Delhi High Court, seeking the constitution of a special investigation team to probe the vandalism outside Kejriwal's residence.
The petition, which has also sought directions to Delhi Police and Ministry of Home Affairs for ensuring the security of the chief minister and his residence in future, is likely to be listed for hearing on Friday.
Bhardwaj, in his petition through advocate Bharat Gupta, alleged that the attack and vandalism at the official residence of the chief minister appears to have been carried out with Delhi Police’s tacit complicity.
“On March 30, 2022, several BJP goons, in the garb of a protest, launched an attack on the official residence of the Delhi CM. Videos and photographs show that these goons casually walked through the security cordon (maintained by Delhi Police), kicked and broke the boom barrier, broke the CCTVs cameras with lathis, threw paint on the gate of the residence and almost climbed over the gate, while Delhi Police personnel simply looked on, doing little to stop the protesters,” the plea alleged.
