The Aam Aadmi Party alleged on Monday that the ink attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was part of a bigger conspiracy to physically harm him. Claiming that no security personnel escorted Kejriwal during his recent train journey from Punjab to the national capital, AAP leader Ashutosh said, "I can see a pattern here. There’s a deep conspiracy, and it’s a well-known fact that the Delhi Police report directly to the Prime Minister’s Office, not the Home Ministry.”
Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi also refuted claims made by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia that they were trying to sabotage the AAP government and Kejriwal. Sisodia had said on Sunday that the "Bharatiya Janata Party was trying to kill Arvind Kejriwal". The incident has sparked a row, with AAP alleging that lax security is proof of the Delhi Police and BJP's intent to sabotage the chief minister.
The Delhi Police on Monday arrested Bhavna Arora, the woman who threw ink on Kejriwal at an event celebrating the odd-even policy, and registered a case against her. Arora told ANI she had wanted to meet Kejriwal and Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Raj to expose a "big CNG scam", which she said was behind the odd-even rule. She claimed she would present evidence on this in court.
After the incident, Kejriwal reportedly said, “Whenever something good happens in Delhi, this is what happens.”
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