New Delhi: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari terms Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia allegation of life threats to AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal as an annual affair. Tiwari tweeted Thursday saying he was worried about Kejriwal's safety because “people and AAP volunteers are angry over" a host of issues including corruption.
"I've only expressed my concern towards Kejriwal's safety. His MLAs are being beaten and one of party's worker has died, situation is of concern to me. This script of murder and threat to murder by AAP is an old one, only year changes, their allegations remain same," Tiwari said Friday.
"The way an AAP MLA was thrashed by his own party volunteers for selling MCD poll tickets, I am concerned about the safety of Kejriwal. Sisodia is reading the old script that BJP is conspiring to kill Kejriwal," Tiwari reiterated his remarks. "Sisodia does this every year, claiming murder threat to Kejriwal," he added.
"I don't understand what is going on as Kejriwal claims Sisodia will be arrested, Sisodia himself prophecies that Kejriwal will be murdered," Tiwari wondered. The parliamentarian alleged that Kejriwal and the AAP's top leadership were responsible for the death of party leader Sandip Bhardwaj.
"Bhardwaj was assured a ticket by AAP for MCD polls. But the ticket was sold to someone else which forced him to commit suicide. Forcing someone to commit suicide is like murdering the person," Tiwari claimed and demanded a high-level probe into the death of Bhardwaj.
Sisodia had alleged that the BJP, fearing defeat in Gujarat Assembly and Delhi civic polls, was conspiring to kill Kejriwal and demanded a probe into it. Kejriwal's deputy in the government said they would prefer a complaint before the Election Commission to probe Tiwari's links, if any, related to the safety concerns.
According to sources, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has directed the city police commissioner to take cognisance of the allegations."LG has taken note of tweets and statements by AAP leaders, including Dy CM Manish Sisodia and asked the Police Commissioner to ensure that such eventuality - orchestrated, or otherwise, does not happen, to the farthest possible extent," PTI reported quoting sources said.
AAP in a statement said that if anything happens to Kejriwal or any other party leader, BJP should be held responsible. "Due to the fear of defeats in the Gujarat and MCD polls, the BJP is hatching a conspiracy to kill @ArvindKejriwal," Sisodia said in a tweet in Hindi.
