Arvind Kejriwal's car attacked in Delhi, AAP says 'fearing defeat, BJP panicked and...'

Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal's car was attacked in New Delhi on Saturday, January 18. 

Sharing a clip of the incident, the AAP wrote on 'X', "Fearing defeat, BJP panicked, got its goons to attack Arvind Kejriwal. BJP candidate Pravesh Verma's goons attacked Arvind Kejriwal with bricks and stones while he was campaigning and tried to hurt him so that he could not campaign."

January 18, 2025

"BJP people, Kejriwal ji is not going to be scared of your cowardly attack, the people of Delhi will give you a befitting reply", it added. 

Addressing the incident, AAP national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said, "Today again BJP goons attacked Arvind Kejriwal, who was campaigning in New Delhi Vidhan Sabha, with stones. When Parvesh Verma was campaigning on the ground there, he was stunned to see that even after distributing so much money and doing all the black deeds, the public is with Arvind Kejriwal. This attack is extremely condemnable. The Election Commission does not want a peaceful election to take place in the New Delhi Assembly. Its eyes are shut... Immediate action should be taken on this. I hope the eyes of the Election Commission and the Delhi Police will open", as quoted by Times of India. 

Meanwhile, the BJP has hit back, accusing the former Delhi CM and his team of conducting violence and misconduct. 

Parvesh Verma, BJP candidate from the New Delhi assembly seat, alleged that during Arvind Kejriwal's door-to-door campaign near Lal Bahadur Sadan, three unemployed youths—Vishal, Abhishek, and Rohit—tried to question the AAP supremo about issues like employment.

"Punjab Police beat them up, broke a worker's phone, and Kejriwal’s car hit the three youths. The driver applied brakes, but Kejriwal signaled the driver to crush them. This is an attempt to murder", Verma told news agency ANI. 

#WATCH Delhi: On AAP alleging attack on the convoy of Arvind Kejriwal, BJP candidate from New Delhi assembly seat, Parvesh Verma says, "The car of Arvind Kejriwal has gone ahead by crushing the worker of the BJP. The leg of the worker (BJP) has broken and I am going to the Lady… pic.twitter.com/63CAwqOVPK

— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2025

The authorities have yet not verified the incident. 

Meanwhile, the national capital is gearing up for assembly poll, scheduled to be held on Frbruary 5. The vote counting will be conducted on February 8.