'What's going on in the country?' Kejriwal slams BJP over attack on CJP volunteers
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has accused BJP supporters of physically attacking volunteers from the Cockroach Janata Party in Rajasthan. The incident, which allegedly involved stone-pelting and vandalism, has sparked a political controversy over the safety of activists and the state of education in the region.
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This highlights the intense political polarization and frequent civil unrest surrounding local governance and educational reform in India.
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and accused its "goons" of attacking Cockroach Janata Party's volunteers while they were inspecting a government school in Rajasthan.In a social media post on X, Kejriwal alleged that the attack was carried out to stop CJP from raising its voice for better education for children."What's going on in the country? BJP's goons have brutally attacked CJP's volunteers. They beat them up, tore their clothes and smashed the car windows," Kejriwal said."Is all this just so they can't raise their voices for giving kids a good education? If the kids get educated, what's BJP's problem with that? Why do they want to keep our children illiterate?"
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