This Article is From Apr 08, 2014

Despite repeated attacks, Arvind Kejriwal refuses security

Despite repeated attacks, Arvind Kejriwal refuses security

Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal (C) campaigns with AAP candidate for Northwest Delhi constituency Rakhi Birla (L) during a road show in New Delhi on April 8, 2014.

New Delhi: Undeterred by repeated attacks on him, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal today stuck to his stand of not accepting security.

"I don't need any security. I have written to police several times, but still you see some policemen surrounding me. They are there despite my writing. I can't remove them, but I don't need security," Mr Kejriwal said at a press conference. (Read: Kejriwal slapped again while campaigning in Delhi)

The AAP leader was slapped by an auto driver today at Sultanpuri during a roadshow to garner support for North-west Delhi candidate Rakhi Birla. This was the third attack on him in less than a fortnight. (Full Coverage: India Votes 2014)

He also slammed the police for not investigating the attacks. When asked why he was not approaching the police to look into the matter, he said, "In the last attack (in Dakshinpuri) the police said he was a disgruntled AAP worker".

"When our workers visited his residence, his father said that he was hardly interested in politics and had got an AAP cap two days back. So what should we tell the police. They are aware of everything."

Mr Kejriwal said that those who have attacked him were "victims" of the system, mostly the unemployed youth who were carrying out the task at the behest of someone else.

"I forgive all of them. They are also victims of the system. Reports have come from few places that they are unemployed youth who are being used," he said.

Mr Kejriwal said that though the attack was carried out by few young men, after being caught they read out someone else's script.

"Those who attacked me in Delhi said that they did so because I did not fulfil the promises made. But we did not make any promise in Varanasi, Gujarat and Haryana. So why were we attacked there?" he said.


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