New Delhi : An event organised by the Delhi government to celebrate the success of the odd-even experiment was marred by the attempt of a young woman to throw ink at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The woman, Bhavna Arora, a resident of outer Delhi’s Rohini sub-city, came quite close to the lectern when Kejriwal was delivering his speech, waved some papers towards him, and then threw ink at the Chief Minister. There were ink stains on Kejriwal’s cheeks and some others standing close to him were also seen wiping off the liquid. Kejriwal had to discontinue his speech for some time.
But he later recovered his poise and said: Leave her. She is referring to some scam…CNG scam. Take the papers from her. He, however, added that whenever something good is attempted in the country or in Delhi some forces create all sorts of hurdles and also referred to attempts by many forces to ensure that the odd-even scheme failed.
The police detained the woman, who claimed to be a member of the Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Sena, and whisked her away to Model Town police station for questioning. A case was also registered.
However, the incident led to by now the familiar row between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP. Hitting out at the Delhi police deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia called the incident a “major security lapse” and wondered whether it was “sitting in readiness to stage an attack on Kejriwal. “I can see a BJP conspiracy. They want to take advantage of such a situation and attack Kejriwal and the entire Cabinet. They may also kill people because they cannot stand the success of the odd-even scheme and AAP’s popularity among the masses. The police is a part of the conspiracy,” he told reporters. On his part, Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay rejected the allegations and, in turn, insinuated the incident could have been “stage managed”. The Delhi police also denied the charge as “misconceived and unfounded”. Rajan Bhagat, Delhi Police spokesman, said: “A case has been registered and investigation will be undertaken by the Delhi Police.”
