'Deep links with AAP': BJP calls CJP protest Kejriwal's 'pet project'
The BJP has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of orchestrating a protest at Jantar Mantar as a political stunt against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP claims leaked video evidence shows Arvind Kejriwal admitting the protest was a sponsored campaign.
Why it matters
This reflects the intense political polarization and ongoing power struggle between the BJP and AAP in Indian politics.
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday turned its guns on the AAP over the CJP protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, alleging that the demonstration was a "pet project" of Arvind Kejriwal-led party. The saffron party also alleged that Kejriwal's party aimed at targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi rather than addressing education reforms or the NEET paper leak.BJP IT department head Amit Malviya made the allegation on X while targeting former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over remarks he allegedly made in a video circulating online.Malviya shared the purported video in which Kejriwal can be heard saying in Hindi, "Is baar jitne log aaye the sadkon par, wo kis liye aaye the? Wo kewal mujhe nahin lagta ki Dharmendra Pradhan ka istifa mangne aaye rahe. Matlab agar main crude bhasha mein boloon, to Modi ji ko thokne aaye the.
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