Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Kejriwal says Delhi Police prevented AAP documentary screening; officials cite MCC

New Delhi: AAP on Saturday could not screen the documentary titled Unbreakable that exposes the "secrets" and "conspiracies" behind the arrest of its top leaders after police denied permission over not seeking its nod even as party chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the BJP is "completely scared" of the expose.

While police claimed that AAP did not seek permission as the Model Code of Conduct is in place due to the Delhi Assembly elections, Kejriwal asked them why permission was needed for a private screening event for media and whether the Election Commission’s permission was sought for nationwide screening of a film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The AAP had invited media for the screening of the document at Pyare Lal Bhawan in the capital at 11:30 am but on Saturday morning announced cancellation of the event citing police denying permission for the event.

Sharing an image of police deployment outside of the auditorium, Kejriwal posted on 'X', "a film has been made on AAP. Today, where this film was to be shown to journalists, the BJP prevented the screening by deploying a huge police force. The BJP is very scared of this film. Why does the BJP want to stop this film? What is there in this film that BJP is scared of? This film exposes all the secrets behind the scenes when AAP leaders were wrongly arrested. It exposes the illegal and unconstitutional actions of the BJP government."

Police said parties have to apply for prior permission through a single window system at the office of the District Election Officer (DEO) for holding any event during the campaign and it is a standard process. No permission was taken and hence it would have been a violation of Model Code of Conduct if it was allowed, it said.

Kejriwal said there is no law that prohibits such private screenings and the event was not an election campaign. "There was no political speech, no election symbol, no appeals for votes, no promotion of any party, and nothing was to be said against any political party. It was simply a private screening of the film," he told a press conference.

"AAP is now determined to ensure this film reaches the public. Whether I invite you to my home and show it to you in a room on a mobile phone or send it to you via WhatsApp, I will make sure you watch this film. One way or another, this film will reach everyone," he said.