Slapped again, Arvind Kejriwal blames Narendra Modi
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal faced another attack on Tuesday after an unidentified man slapped him during a road show in Delhi. The assault left Kejriwal with a swollen face and eye.
The attack took place in Sultanpuri area. A video shows a man wearing a grey shirt, first garlanding Kejriwal who is standing on a jeep, and then suddenly slapping him twice.
Following the attack, Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia left the road show midway, reached Rajghat and sat on a dharna. Exclusive video:
Kejriwal slapped by auto driver in Delhi road show
The attacker, identified as 38-year-old Lali, an auto-rickshaw driver and a resident of Aman Vihar, was immediately pull down by AAP supporters and roughed up.
The AAP leader directed his anger at BJP after the attack.
"I do not understand why do some people resort to violence for becoming the Prime Minister? If you think by attacking us, we will keep quite then you are wrong. We will fight this battle till the last breath," he said in a clear reference to BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi.
Later in a tweet, the former Delhi CM said, "I am just thinking - why am i being repeatedly attacked? Who r the masterminds? What do they want? What do they achieve?
Is violence an answer to country's problems? let them tell me place n time. I will come there. Let them beat me as much as they want...but will that solve the problems?"
This was second such attack on Kejriwal in the last four days. He was attacked by a 19-year-old youth during his campaigning in Dakshinpuri area of South Delhi on Friday.
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