Adding fuel to Delhi fire: Kejriwal tweets video, mayor terms it ‘fake’

The Bawana fire tragedy triggered a political blame game here, which played out in tweets, videos and media statements, as the AAP and the BJP engaged in a war of words, while the Congress sought a judicial probe into the incident that claimed 17 lives.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal retweeted a video clip, that purportedly showed North Delhi Mayor Preety Agarwal murmuring something into the ears of her aides during her visit to the accident site last night, which has gone viral.

Agarwal, however, claimed the video that was “being made viral was “fake” and sought apology from the chief minister.

“Arvind Kejriwal by retweeting the video has resorted to dirty politics and he should apologise for that,” she said and also posted on her Twitter handle.

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari also backed the mayor. “What could have been more worse than CM Arvind Kejriwal retweeting an untruthful video at a time when 17 people have died in a tragedy,” he tweeted.

On the tweet, he also claimed that the factory, where the fire occurred, was of the Delhi government and its “licence was given through industry department.”

Meanwhile, AAP Delhi unit chief and Labour Minister Gopal Rai held a press conference at the party office where he said the labour department will probe the case as well.

“The MCD issues licenses. The Delhi government issues licenses too. The investigation is underway, only the probe will reveal who was responsible for it - MCD or Delhi’s govt’s officers,” Rai said.

THE BLAZE at the firecracker storage unit ripped through the structure killing 17 people on Saturday.