The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of orchestrating an attack on its efforts to screen a documentary about Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that the Delhi Police were pressured to halt the event. Senior AAP leader and MP Sanjay Singh alleged that police prevented journalists from viewing the documentary, which was scheduled to be shown at the Godavari auditorium. Singh staged a sit-in protest outside the venue, demanding officials provide a formal order justifying the cancellation.

 

Singh emphasized that AAP would proceed with screening the documentary regardless and questioned why the BJP seemed so fearful of its content, which highlights Kejriwal's wrongful arrest and the use of false charges against AAP leaders. He argued that the Election Commission had no authority to cancel permission for a press conference, as their jurisdiction is limited to election campaign activities.

 

In response, a senior officer from the Delhi Police clarified that no permission had been obtained for the event, which is required for election-related activities. Singh countered this by stating that the police had failed to provide any documentation regarding the cancellation.

 

BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor dismissed AAP's claims as unfounded, attributing them to concerns over electoral defeat. He asserted that Kejriwal and Singh's self-produced documentary could not establish Kejriwal's innocence, emphasizing that any public screening would require court approval due to ongoing legal restrictions related to Kejriwal’s case.