k ▁attack ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁" big ▁re he ars al " ▁to ▁possibly ▁" phys ically ▁harm " ▁Ke j ri wal ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁They ▁also ▁accused ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁rival ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁of ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁attack . ▁Official s ▁from ▁the ▁B J P ▁and ▁police ▁rejected ▁the ▁accus ations . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁sed ition ▁controvers y ▁at ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁University ▁( J NU ), ▁individuals ▁v andal ised ▁the ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( Mar x ist ) ▁( C PI ( M )) ▁headquarters ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁individuals ▁arrested ▁for ▁the ▁attack ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A am ▁A ad mi ▁S ena . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁attack , ▁an ▁official ▁speaking ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁C PI ( M ) ▁had ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁J NU ▁student ▁leader ▁facing ▁sed ition ▁charges ▁following ▁a ▁pro - A f z al ▁G uru ▁protest ▁at ▁J NU . ▁In ▁its ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁v andal ism , ▁The ▁Indian ▁Express ▁noted ▁that ▁C PI ( M ) ▁officials ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁its ▁headquarters ▁" was ▁committed ▁by ▁right - wing ▁forces ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Government ▁of ▁Del hi ▁ ▁References ▁