New Delhi:Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday expressed deep concern over the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan, saying that the incident raised serious questions over the security system of the country under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Kejriwal alleged that the “double engine government” of BJP at the centre and in Maharashtra was unable to provide security to the citizens, including celebrities, and at the country's borders.
“If the central government itself is admitting that it is unable to protect the border, then it is extremely shameful. Gang war in Delhi, ransom calls to traders, and lack of security for women and children show the failure of this government,” he said.
In an apparent reference to Lawrence Bishnoi, he alleged that “gangsters sitting in Gujarat jails” were openly demanding ransom and criminals across the country were carrying out their activities without any fear.
The AAP supremo termed the attack on Khan with knives inside his house “extremely worrying,” saying that the lapse in his security shows the failure of both the state and central government. “If such a big celebrity is not safe, then what will be the condition of the security of the common man? We strongly condemn the attack on Saif Ali Khan and appeal to the government to leave politics and focus on its real work,” he said.