Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital on Sunday. Kejriwal said he was attacked thrice in the last 35 days.
Addressing presspersons, the Aam Aadmi Party leader said its MLA Naresh Balyan was arrested by police on Saturday under false charges. Kejriwal said Balyan had complained to police earlier as well about extortion attempts by gangsters.
#WATCH | AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal says, "I had this expectation that Amit Shah will take some action after I raised the issue (law & order)... But, instead of that, I was being attacked during my padyatra. Liquid was thrown at me, it was harmless, but it could have… pic.twitter.com/86o3S9qo6y
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"I hoped that Amit Shah would take some action after I raised the law and order issue... But, instead of that, I was attacked during my padayatra,” Kejriwal charged. The former chief minister said instead of taking action against criminals, an attack was orchestrated against him.
In a security scare, Kejriwal was attacked during a padayatra in Malviya Nagar on Saturday. Though he did not suffer any injuries, the AAP leader said it could have been harmful. "The liquid thrown on me was harmless, but it could have been dangerous. This is the third attack on me in the last 35 days,” PTI reported quoting him.
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Kejriwal said AAP MLA Naresh Balyan was the victim of gangsters and extortion. “He had received calls from gangsters for ransom and threats, one to years year back. He had also filed to complain many a time,” he said. He charged, “Instead of arresting criminals, they are targeting our MLAs... this is sending the message that complainants, rather than offenders, will face arrest.”
Responding to a question on Delhi Assembly polls, Kejriwal said the party will fight the assembly election alone, not as part of the INDIA bloc.
