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Updated May 4th, 2019 at 19:24 IST

Roadshow slap on Arvind Kejriwal the 8th physical attack on AAP chief in 5 years: Here's a timeline

Eversince Arvind Kejriwal embarked upon his political journey, he has been a victim of attacks ranging from shoe hurling to chilli powder attacks and even being egged.  

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Eversince Arvind Kejriwal embarked upon his political journey, he has been a victim to numerous attacks, eight to be precise, ranging from shoe hurling to chilli powder flinging and even being egged during a roadshow. 

A few hours ago, the Chief Minister of Delhi was yet again physically assaulted during a road show in the capital city amid the Parliamentary elections, wherein a man identified as Suresh, 33, slapped Kejriwal in broad daylight, for which the party has already accused the BJP. 

While an investigation is underway, let's take a recap into the attacks faced by Kejriwal in his political career. 

Here's a timeline of attacks on AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal

November, 2018: 

The most recent was when the AAP convenor was attacked by chilli powder. It was found out that the attacker, Anil Kumar Sharma, had shouted 'Mai deshbhakt hu' before attempting to dredged the chilli powder in the eyes of Kejriwal, who managed to survive the scare due to his spectacles.

In the aftermath of the attack, Delhi Police, along with the Intelligence Bureau questioned the attacker and Republic TV has accessed the video of the same. Anil could be seen brazenly defending his action while accusing Kejriwal of fooling the people.

AAP has claimed that BJP is hatching a conspiracy against the party and its national convenor while also accusing Delhi Police of letting the attack happen. The party posted a tweet terming the incident a serious security lapse from the Delhi Police. The party also put out their narration of the attack.

READ| SHOCKING: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Slapped During Roadshow

January 18, 2016: 

Chief Minister of Delhi was a victim to ink attack multiple times, first time when a woman in her 20s walked towards him and threw ink at him when he was addressing the success of his Odd-Even scheme at Delhi's Chhatrasal stadium. Even then, the Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia called it a 'BJP conspiracy'

April 9, 2016: 

A shoe was hurled at Kejriwal by a man during a press conference Delhi Secretariat who was speaking over the second phase of the Odd-Even scheme. 

WATCH: Shoe Hurled At BJP's GVL Narasimha Rao During Live Press Conference

March, 2016

Kejriwal's car was pelted with stones in Punjab's Ludhiana wherein the vehicle's windshield was cracked. 

October, 2016: 

Two ABVP activists smeared ink on Kejriwal over his remarks on the surgical strikes by the Army when he was attending a condolence meeting at the residence of a local party leader in Rajasthan's Bikaner. He was accused of being 'anti-national'.

READ| SHOCKING: Hardik Patel Slapped While Addressing Congress Rally In Surendranagar, Gujarat

April, 2014

An autorickshaw driver had slapped Kejriwal at a roadshow in Sultanpuri area of Delhi wherein he sustained injuries in his left eye, and his spectacles were broken. The attacker first garlanded the Chief Minister and then slapped him for not fulfiling promises. 

March, 2014

AAP chief was attacked by ink while campaigning for the 2014 Parliamentary elections in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi by unidentified men. During the roadshow,  he was also pelted with eggs.  

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Published May 4th, 2019 at 19:00 IST

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