On Saturday, a man was arrested for throwing a liquid on Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), during his walk through south Delhi. Kejriwal was greeting people when the man, Ashok Jha, ran up and splashed him with the liquid. Quick-acting security grabbed Jha right away. Kejriwal and his team then had to wipe their faces clean.
Jha works as a bus marshal at Khanpur Depot and lives nearby. The police said they caught him immediately and are investigating why he did it. Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that Jha wanted to burn Kejriwal. He said Jha had a bottle of spirit (like rubbing alcohol) and a matchbox, but he couldn’t start a fire because of the quick response from others.
After the incident, AAP blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the attack, citing the rise in violence and crime in Delhi. Bharadwaj expressed concern about safety in the city and stated that the government is not doing enough to protect people.
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