BJP Is 'Extremely Rattled' By AAP: Arvind Kejriwal Claims Police Raid At Party's Ahmedabad Office

The raid was conducted shortly after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Ahmedabad, according to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders in Gujarat.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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The AAP claimed that police raided its office in Ahmedabad on Sunday while asserting that the BJP, which is in power, is "extremely rattled" by the "immense support" it is receiving in the lead-up to the Gujarat Assembly elections, news agency PTI reported.

However, a police official denied the assertion and stated that when contacted, the AAP office-bearers provided no information on who carried out the raid and what specifically occurred.

The raid was conducted shortly after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Ahmedabad, according to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders in Gujarat.

Kejriwal responded to the news by saying that the AAP's leaders and members are "hardcore honest" and that the Gujarat police had discovered nothing in the party headquarters.

The Gujarat Police did not respond right away to the AAP's assertion.

Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal stated: "The BJP is extremely rattled by the immense support that the AAP is getting from the people of Gujarat. There is a storm in favour of the AAP in Gujarat. Raids have started in Gujarat too after Delhi. Nothing was found in Delhi, nothing was found in Gujarat too. We are hardcore honest and patriotic people."

गुजरात की जनता से मिल रहे अपार समर्थन से भाजपा बुरी तरह बौखला गयी है। “आप” के पक्ष में गुजरात में आँधी चल रही है

दिल्ली के बाद अब गुजरात में भी रेड करनी शुरू कर दी। दिल्ली में कुछ नहीं मिला, गुजरात में भी कुछ नहीं मिला

हम कट्टर ईमानदार और देशभक्त लोग हैं https://t.co/GBu1ddoSIY

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 11, 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came under fire from the AAP national convenor when Isudan Gadhvi, the party's leader in Gujarat, alleged on Twitter that police stormed the party office and searched it for two hours shortly after Kejriwal arrived in Ahmedabad.

"Gujarat Police's raid at the Aam Aadmi Party's office as soon as Kejriwal arrived in Ahmedabad. Carried out searches for two hours and left. Nothing found. Said they will come again," Gadhvi tweeted. 

Taking to Twitter, Gujarat Unit of AAP stated: "The BJP is so scared with the growing popularity of the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat that now it is misusing power to get our office raided. After Delhi, now they have started getting raids conducted in Gujarat too. Be it Delhi or Gujarat, they are not going to find anything."

The Gujarat Assembly polls are scheduled to be conducted later in the year.

(With Inputs From PTI)