Delhi: Kejriwal's attacker sent to 14-day judicial custody; AAP, BJP trade barbs

The attacker, Anil Kumar, flung chilli powder at Kejriwal outside his office in the Delhi Secretariat. The chief minister's spectacles broke but he was not injured in the attack. Kumar was detained by the Delhi Police and later arrested.

The attacker, Anil Kumar, flung chilli powder at Kejriwal outside his office in the Delhi Secretariat.

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent a person, who attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with cilli powder on Tuesday, to a 14-day judicial custody. The attacker, Anil Kumar, flung chilli powder at Kejriwal outside his office in the Delhi Secretariat. The chief minister's spectacles broke but he was not injured in the attack. Kumar was detained by the Delhi Police and later arrested. The AAP called it a breach of security of the chief minister. National Spokesperson of the AAP Raghav Chadha, who was with Kejiriwal during the attack, said the attacker was not interrupted as he walked towards the Chief Minister. "I was following Kejriwal along with his personal secretary when he concluded a meeting and exited his chambers on the third floor at Delhi Secretariat. "When we approached the hallway, we saw the attacker moving towards us. We could see he was holding something in his hands. Shockingly, he walked right up to the Chief Minister without being intercepted by any security personnel. He tried to attack the Chief Minister by snatching his glasses, trying to throw red chilli powder into his eyes and physically assault him," Chadha said in a statement.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the attack was conducted with the help of Delhi Police and the BJP. "The Chief Minister was attacked in a high-security zone, where all high-level officers and Ministers in Delhi have their offices. The office of the Chief Minister is even more sensitive place," he told media. "This is a conspiracy. The BJP, along with Delhi Police, are trying to attack the Delhi Chief Minister. How is it possible that a place where even journalists are not allowed without checking, a man just walked in with chilli powder? "This is not possible without the involvement of Delhi Police, who is working on the orders of the BJP," Sisodia said. The BJP had termed the incident as "drama" by Kejriwal, with its Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari demanding a high-level probe into it.