Arvind Kejriwal slapped | From eggs to shoes\, list of attacks on AAP chief

Arvind Kejriwal slapped | From eggs to shoes, list of attacks on AAP chief

Today's attack on Arvind Kejriwal was not the first time was assaulted during his roadshows or gatherings; here's a list of incidents Arvind Kejriwal was publicly attacked.

Arvind Kejriwal has been heckled and physically assaulted a lot of times earlier. (Photo: Getty images)

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Saturday slapped by a man when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief was holding a roadshow in Delhi's Moti Nagar area for the Lok Sabha elections. The incident happened when Arvind Kejriwal was waving at the crowd gathered during the roadshow. A man climbed atop the vehicle and landed a slap on the Delhi chief minister's face.

Today's attack on Arvind Kejriwal was not the first time was assaulted during his roadshows or gatherings.

HERE'S A LIST OF INCIDENTS ARVIND KEJRIWAL WAS PUBLICLY ATTACKED:

In November, 2018, a man smeared chilli powder on Arvind Kejriwal's face.

On November 20, a man, identified as Anil Sharma, handed a letter to Arvind Kejriwal, swooped down to touch the AAP chief's feet and smeared chilli powder on his face.

The incident happened inside Delhi Secretariat.

Arvind Kejriwal has also been heckled and physically assaulted a lot of times.

In April 2016, a man threw a shoe at Arvind Kejriwal when he was announcing the reintroduction of the Odd-Even scheme in Delhi. The man, identified as Ved Prakash of Aam Aadmi Sena, later alleged that the AAP was selling fake CNG stickers during the Odd-Even scheme.

In February 2016, some people attacked Arvind Kejriwal's car with iron rods and sticks in Punjab's Ludhiana. A month before, a member of the Aam Aadmi Army, Arjun Arora, had thrown ink at Arvind Kejriwal.

On April 8, 2014, an autorickshaw driver slapped Arvind Kejriwal in Sultanpuri area of Delhi.

Just four days before the April 8 incident, a man had tried to slap Kejriwal during a roadshow in Delhi's Dakshinpuri. This was during the Delhi assembly elections.

During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, some people threw eggs and ink at Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of the AAP when he was campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi constituency.

The same year, a man, who called himself a supporter of Anna Hazare supporter, climbed atop Kejriwal's open jeep and hit him on his neck.

In 2013, a man, identified as Nachiketa Vaghrekar, threw ink at Arvind Kejriwal when he was addressing a press conference in Delhi. The man claimed to be an Anna Hazare supporter.

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Posted byChanchal Chauhan