AAP alleges 'conspiracy' to kill Kejriwal, says BJP will be responsible if anything happens
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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Saturday that there was a "deep conspiracy" to eliminate its leader Arvind Kejriwal and threatened to hold the BJP accountable if anything were to happen. AAP leaders said Friday that "BJP goons" attacked Kejriwal when he was on his "padyatra" campaign in west Delhi's Vikaspuri
In a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh charged, "Police complicity in the incident clearly shows a deep conspiracy to kill Kejriwal. The BJP has become an enemy of his life." No immediate reaction was available from the police or the BJP over Singh's allegations.
The AAP leader, however, said that despite the Vikaspuri incident, Kejriwal will continue to undertake 'padyatra' campaign as per the schedule.
When asked why the AAP has not filed any complaint in the incident, Singh said that the incident wouldn't have happened if the police were "impartial" and its officers did not do anything to stop the group of attackers who, he said, belonged to the BJP's youth wing.
Echoing similar sentiments, Delhi cabinet minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, in another press conference said, "BJP Yuva Morcha functionaries attacked Kejriwal. One of the attackers is the vice president of BJP Yuva Morcha of Delhi and the second attacker is the general secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha, Delhi." The two BJP members who were dancing after attacking Kejriwal lost the councillor election, claimed Bharadwaj.
Sanjay Singh further alleged that BJP leaders are supporting Kejriwal's "attackers".
The police can take cognisance of the incident and conduct its probe, he said, adding that the AAP is taking legal opinion for further action in the matter.
BJP leaders have rubbished the AAP's claim, saying he was facing protests by locals over the supply of dirty water to their homes.
Singh asserted that Kejriwal will "neither stop nor bow down" and continue to fight for the people of Delhi. He said if anything happens to Kejriwal then BJP will be responsible for it.
Even if Kejriwal gets a scratch, Delhi's people will take revenge on the BJP, he added.
With PTI inputs