War Of Words Between BJP And AAP Over Bomb Threats To Schools As Delhi Police Claims NGO Link
The issue of hoax bomb threats took a political turn with the BJP raising questions about the possible links between those involved and the AAP, inviting strong rebuke from Kejriwal's party.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday identified a minor for allegedly sending bomb threats to over 400 schools in the national capital. The initial probe has revealed that a Class-12 student was apprehended for the hoax mails.
Police investigations suggest the student's parent has ties to a non-governmental organization (NGO) that supports a political party. The NGO had reportedly raised concerns regarding the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
The issue of hoax bomb threats took a political turn ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, with the BJP raising questions about the possible links between those involved and the AAP, inviting strong rebuke from Kejriwal's party.
A police officer said the boy was questioned and during the investigation, it was found that the NGO also voiced its support to Afzal Guru. While the police did not name any political party, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi termed the probe findings "very sensitive and serious" and asked AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal if his party has any connections with the case.
The AAP, meanwhile, accused the BJP of "fabricating stories" ahead of the assembly polls in Delhi, asserting that no evidence has been presented by the police thus far.
Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed it had been found during the probe that the accused student's parents were associated with some NGOs which were in the past involved in activities considered inimical to national security. "This news is raising deep suspicion because we all know that AAP has deep links to such unwanted NGOs and others involved in anti-national activities," he alleged.
कुछ महीने पहले दिल्ली के कई स्कूलों में आए बम धमाकों को लेकर कॉल्स और emails... अरविंद केजरीवाल व उनकी पार्टी का इस मामले से क्या संबंध है?
— BJP (@BJP4India) January 14, 2025
जानिए, भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय प्रवक्ता एवं राज्यसभा सदस्य डॉ. @SudhanshuTrived की इस प्रेस वार्ता से...
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"Kejriwal talks all nonsense and makes false statements. I want to ask clearly if AAP will clarify what its links are to the horrifying and dangerous facts coming out because a direct ideological similarity with you is visible with the mechanism coming to light in the case," the BJP leader claimed.
Shortly after the BJP's accusation, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said it is shameful that the saffron party is engaging in petty politics over an issue.
The BJP is fabricating baseless stories just 15 days before the Assembly elections, he alleged.
Singh also took a dig at Trivedi, calling him the "newly-appointed Delhi Police commissioner", saying he knows things that even the police are unaware of.
BJP बिना प्रमाण और बिना सुबूत के कर रही ड्रामा‼️
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) January 14, 2025
♦️ पिछले साल देश के कई मंदिरों, स्कूलों और फ्लाइट को बम से उड़ाने की धमकी दी गईं, इन मामलों में क्या हुआ?
♦️ BJP देश और दिल्ली की सुरक्षा जैसे गंभीर मुद्दों पर ओछी राजनीति करने पर उतर आई है
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"He is acting like the police commissioner, sharing information and making exposes that are even unknown to the police," Singh said, questioning why the BJP was raising the issue eight months after the first bomb threat was received by a school.
Accusing the BJP of being unconcerned with safety issues in Delhi, Singh asked what actions did it take regarding the bomb blast outside a school in Rohini, murders in gang wars, and extortion calls received by businesses in the city. The AAP leader was referring to the Delhi Police falling under the jurisdiction of Union Home Ministry.
"It is very shameful that the BJP is doing petty politics over an issue that is linked to the safety of the school kids in Delhi. Aren't the BJP leaders ashamed of talking on such an issue with an eye on political gains," the AAP leader asked.