New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a man threw chilli powder at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday outside his office at the Secretariat.
Following the incident, the Aam Aadmi Party lashed out at the police for a ‘serious security lapse’.
WATCH | Chilli Powder thrown at Delhi Chief Minister @ArvindKejriwal https://t.co/HlraedWDDY pic.twitter.com/HKk8R6JSev
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Reportedly, Anil Kumar has been identified as the attacker who is taken into custody.
According to reports, Delhi CM was leaving for lunch after finishing up meetings when the incident took place outside the chief minister’s chamber.
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Meanwhile, the AAP alleged the BJP of sending out the word that whoever targeted the Chief Minister or his party would be protected.
AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha said he was behind the Chief Minister when the attack took place.
While today just the CM’s glasses fell to the floor and broke, an unacceptable security lapse nonetheless.
Imagine if attacker were to be wielding a more dangerous weapon. Who were to have prevented a tragedy from occurring?— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) November 20, 2018
The BJP has condemned the incident.
“I strongly condemn it. This should not be tolerated or justified. The matter should be investigated,” Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari was quoted in a report.