New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party on Friday claimed that Amit Shah made it clear in an interview that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested as part of a conspiracy.

Addressing a press conference, party leader Atishi alleged that Union Home Minister Shah clarified in an interview with a news channel that when I first sent the summons the intention of the Enforcement Directorate was to arrest Kejriwal.

Atishi said, "From the day Kejriwal started receiving ED summons, AAP openly said that it was a conspiracy to arrest him."

The Delhi Minister said that these are not ED's summons but "BJP's summons".

He said, "Even then BJP spokespersons used to say that ED is an independent investigating agency and they have nothing to do with the summons."

He alleged that BJP is afraid of Kejriwal because he can expose its 10 years of misgovernance.

Atishi said, "Amit Shah himself had said that the BJP-ruled central government and its ED had the intention from day one to arrest Mr. Arvind Kejriwal and put him in jail."

He claimed that Shah said the summons was an excuse to summon Kejriwal and arrest him.