BJP criticises Kejriwal for the arrest of Tajinder Bagga, claims political targeting

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of misusing the Punjab police to target political opponents. BJP ministers were responding to the detaining of Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and claimed that such an attack is not 'unexpected'.

Bagga was arrested by Punjab Police on Friday morning, the BJP leaders claimed.

Taking to Twitter, Lok Sabha member Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma said: "Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha national secretary Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has just been kidnapped from home by some unknown people, I will ask Delhi Police and Haryana Police to take action as soon as possible."

IANS reported BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh as saying: "The manner in which Kejriwal is misusing Punjab Police is condemnable. Punjab Police arrested Tajinder Bagga from his residence. Bagga and his father were treated inhumanely by Punjab Police. Kejriwal must remember that he cannot scare a true 'Sardar' through such action."

BJP's national information and technology department in-charge, Amit Malviya tweeted: "Arvind Kejriwal's brazen misuse of Punjab police to target political opponents is not unexpected. He had been raging for this. But this won't go down well. We will fight to secure every single karyakarta of ours and ensure that Kejriwal learns how to handle power the hard way."

In a tweet, party's national spokesperson Nupur Sharma said: "50 Punjab policemen to arrest @TajinderBagga over a Tweet. His aged father was pushed around and beaten up. Early morning antics by @ArvindKejriwal. Was a fraction of this false bravado shown when investigating Patiala Violence?."