BJP, AAP cross swords over ink attack on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Rajdeep Sardesai on his show News Today discussed the various views put forth by political parties since the incident took place.
A day after a woman splattered ink on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during an odd-even success rally, political wranglings continued with Aam Aadmi Party alleging that the incident was part of a 'rehearsal to kill him' while the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that the incident was nothing but a publicity stunt.
The woman, Bhavna Arora, who claimed to be a member of the Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Sena, a splinter group of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, was sent toone day remand today. She has claimed that she has proof in the form of a CD that the Aam Aadmi Party has committed a CNG scam.
Rajdeep Sardesai on his show News Today discussed the various views put forth by political parties since the incident took place.
- Should the focus be on the ink attack or on the security lapse?
- Is the Aam Aadmi Party seen as a soft target?
- Is there a lesson both Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party need to learn?
The panelists on Rajdeep Sardesai's show included Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nupur Sharma and Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Adarsh Shastri.
Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party for their statements blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party for the attack, Nupur Sharma said, "When it comes to the murder conspiracy theory and hatching a plot, it's laughable to say the least that the PMO has nothing better to do than hatch conpiracies against the Aam Aadmi Party, let's be realistic."
"Everybody in Delhi will stop believing in the Aam Aadmi Party or its leaders or even the Chief Minister, because they can't always be the victim of something," she added.
Responding to the Nupur Sharma's allegations, Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Adarsh Shastri said, "As far as the CNG scam is concerned. This woman has shown some certificates, some forms which pertain to the period of September last year. The odd-scheme was not even thought of by Arvind Kejriwal."
He also questioned the timing of the incident - "What was the need of doing this stunt exactly on the day the Aam Aadmi Party government is celebrating its success and the people of Delhi are celebrating its success, 3.5 months later she is showing these certificates," Adarsh Shastri said.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Asutosh has said today that the attack was not only "shameful" but also serious as India has had a history of assassinations of top leaders including former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
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