A shoe was hurled at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday while he was addressing a public meeting in Rohtak against demonetisation during which he targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The shoe, however, missed its target and the youth was nabbed.
The incident took place on Sunday evening when Kejriwal, the convenor of Aam Aadmi Party, was addressing ‘Tijori Tod Bhanda Fod’ rally against the demonetisation move.
The shoe was hurled towards Kejriwal when he attacked the PM over the demonetisation decision, terming it as a “scam”.
“Modi Is a Coward”
The accused identified as Vikas, 26, was a resident of Mori Makrana village, district Dadri in Haryana, a senior police official told PTI.
He is a graduate and unemployed. When we questioned him, he said that he was hurt by Kejriwal’s statements on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link issue which went against Haryana’s interests. At the time of being questioned, the youth did not seem to be in sound mental conditionPolice Official
Kejriwal said the incident proved Modi's “cowardice”.
“Maine kaha tha Modi ji kayar hai. (I had said Modi is a coward), that is why he sends his stooges to throw shoes... but you may throw shoes or conduct CBI raids, that will not stop me from speaking the truth about demonetisation scam..,” he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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