New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was slapped by a man during a roadshow in Moti Nagar in the New Delhi constituency, prompting a strong reaction from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which alleged the BJP was behind the "cowardly act". The Delhi Police, which has taken the man into custody, said he was dissatisfied with the behavior of AAP leaders.

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Kejriwal was on an open jeep when a man wearing a red T-shirt jumped onto the vehicle and slapped the chief minister before he was pulled off the jeep. The 33-year-old man, identified as Suresh, who is a scrap dealer in the area, has been a supporter of AAP and used to work as an organizer of the party's rallies and meetings, police said.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia slammed the BJP after the incident. "Do Modi and Amit Shah want Kejriwal to be murdered?" Sisodia tweeted, attacking the prime minister and the BJP chief. AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the Delhi Police had planted the man. "The Delhi Police is claiming that the man belonged to AAP. This is really shameful, given the fact that the attacker's wife has herself said he was a 'Modi bhakt' and did not like anyone talking against Modi.

Manish Sisodia said the BJP could not break the morale of Kejriwal and could not defeat him in elections in five years despite putting in all its might. "Now you want him removed from your way like this. You cowards! This Kejriwal is your end," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

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