The Delhi chief minister, who has been at loggerheads with the city's police, posted a series of irate tweets this evening. He confirmed that he had been informed about a threat and accused the police and the Centre of "playing politics with my security."
"Police officials met me in afternoon. Informed me about threat. Asked me not to disclose it to media. Then they themselves went and told media," Mr Kejriwal tweeted, and also, "Rather than giving security to me, let them deploy these men for aam aadmi's security."
Press Trust of India has quoted police sources to report that the cops had informed Mr Kejriwal about the alleged Indian Mujahideen plan and requested him to accept 'Z' category security cover based on the threat perception. They reportedly said they had inputs from intelligence agencies.
Mr Kejriwal, who has consistently refused to accept security cover, said, "I am not afraid for my life, I will not take any security." The Aam Aadmi Party propagates freeing up cops from VIP security for better policing.
The chief minister tweeted this evening, "Is Delhi Police so foolish or are they playing politics? At whose instance?"
Mr Kejriwal has threatened to sit in protest outside union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's North Block office from tomorrow morning if three cops, who he says did not perform their public duty, are not suspended.
Mr Kejriwal had on Friday complained to Mr Shinde about Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi's refusal to take action against the policemen and had demanded that he consider transferring control of the Delhi Police to the state government. The Delhi Police reports to the Centre.
Bhatkal's arrest in August last year had dealt a big blow to the Indian Mujahideen. He is accused of having been involved in a string of terror attacks in multiple cities.
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