AAP says Arvind Kejriwal attacked by Parvesh Verma’s supporters; BJP hits back

Political heat intensified in the national capital ahead of the assembly elections, with both the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP engaging in a war of words over an alleged attack on former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s car on Saturday.

The AAP alleged that Kejriwal’s car was attacked with stones by the supporters of BJP’s Parvesh Verma—his opponent at the New Delhi constituency. 

"Fearing defeat, BJP panicked, got its goons to attack Arvind Kejriwal," the AAP posted on X.

"The goons of BJP candidate Parvesh Verma targeted Arvind Kejriwal with stones so that he could not campaign. Listen BJP, Arvind Kejriwal is not going to back down because of your cowardly attack on him. The people of Delhi will give you a befitting reply," the party further said.

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia condemned the incident, terming it as the “low level of politics” and said the public would give a befitting reply to the saffron party.

The BJP, however, countered the allegations, claiming that Kejriwal’s car had hit a BJP worker.

"The car of Arvind Kejriwal has gone ahead by crushing the worker of the BJP. The leg of the worker (BJP) has broken and I am going to the Lady Hardinge Medical College to inquire about his health. This is very shameful,” Verma told ANI.