BJP conspiring to kill Arvind Kejriwal, says Manish Sisodia; Manoj Tiwari terms murder script 'old one'

New Delhi, November 25: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Friday alleged that the BJP was conspiring to kill Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and that he would submit a complaint regarding the same to the Election Commission. The Delhi Deputy Chief Minister also demanded that BJP's Manoj Tiwari be arrested for his "threat" against Arvind Kejriwal.

"Manoj Tiwari has threatened Kejriwal, which makes it clear that the BJP is conspiring to murder the Delhi CM. The way Manoj Tiwari ji has spoken yesterday (Thursday), it is an open threat that after failing to trap Kejriwal through various attempts has now come to the level of killing him. Manoj Tiwari is asserting for the sake of saying that he (Delhi CM) can be attacked by anyone, how did he know? This needs to be investigated hence will file a complaint with Election Commission and an FIR," Manish Sisodia  said while addressing a press conference.

Meanwhile, responding to Sisodia's allegations, Manoj Tiwari  said he had only "expressed his concern" for the safety of the Delhi Chief Minister. "I have only expressed my concern towards Kejriwal's safety. His MLAs are being beaten and one of the party's workers has died, the situation is of concern to me. This script of murder and threat to murder by AAP is an old one, only the year changes, their allegations remain same," Tiwari said displaying printouts of the previous similar allegations by the AAP.

In a tweet on Thursday, the Delhi Deputy CM said the BJP was scared of losing upcoming elections and hence was "conspiring to kill" CM Kejriwal through MP Manoj Tiwari and his "goons".

"Due to the fear of defeat in Gujarat and MCD elections, the BJP is planning to kill Arvind Kejriwal with their MP Manoj Tiwari openly asking his goons to attack Arvind ji. The AAP is not afraid of their petty politics, the public will answer for their hooliganism," Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.

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Sisodia's tweets followed BJP MP Tiwari's tweets on the same day in which he said he was worried for the Delhi CM because of anger among AAP party workers regarding tickets for the elections and allegations of corruption.

Meanwhile, Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor also asked how Sisodia came with a fear of Arvind Kejriwal's killing right before every election.

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