Centre, Delhi Police conspiring to kill Kejriwal, claims AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre and the Delhi Police of conspiring to “kill” its supremo Arvind Kejriwal and urged the Election Commission to restore his security cover provided by the Punjab Police that was withdrawn.

There was no immediate reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Delhi Police to the allegation.

Addressing a press conference here, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and her Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Mann, said they had written to the EC, demanding “fair grounds” to the AAP in the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls and the restoration of Kejriwal's security cover given by the Punjab Police, along with an audit of “life-threatening” attacks on him.

They alleged that the Delhi Police, which came under the Centre, had turned a blind eye to the alleged attacks on Kejriwal in accordance with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s order.

“There are two players involved in this conspiracy to kill Kejriwal — the BJP and the Delhi Police. They are both conspiring to end his life. Attacks have been attempted on him one after the other. In October (last year), an attack was made on him. Upon our investigation, it was found that the attackers were BJP workers, but the police took no action,” Atishi alleged.

“We have written to the EC, demanding that Kejriwal’s security be restored. We do not trust the Delhi Police as it is under Amit Shah’s control,” she added.

The AAP leaders alleged that resorting to “dirty politics” ahead of the Delhi polls, the BJP had conspired to get Kejriwal's security removed.