New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called for a ‘gherao’ at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s house in Delhi to protest against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy case. The Delhi Police, however, said they have not granted permission to the party to hold a protest march or agitation.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Devesh Kumar Mahla said the police have deployed additional security around PM Modi’s residence. He said the police have also deployed 50 patrolling vehicles in the Delhi area. “There is no restriction on boarding/deboarding at all Delhi metro stations,” he said.
However, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said on X that due to security reasons, “entry/exit at Lok Kalyan Marg Metro station, Gate no 3 of Patel Chowk Metro Station and Gate no 5 of Central Secretariat Metro station will remain closed till further notice.”
AAP leader Durgesh Pathak said the people of Delhi are angry against the BJP for arresting Arvind Kejriwal. “The people of the entire Delhi and the country are angry and are expressing their anger against the BJP. PM Modi has jailed a leader (Arvind Kejriwal), whose only aim is to take India forward. He hates Arvind Kejriwal and is afraid of him,” he said.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested last week by the agency in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the liquor policy scam. The BJP has been demanding Kejriwal’s resignation as the Delhi chief minister on moral grounds. Arvind Kejriwal is currently under ED’s custody till March 28.
Meanwhile, AAP leaders didn’t celebrate Holi on Monday as a mark of protest against ED’s action. “Holi is not just a festival, but a symbol of the victory of good over evil, a symbol of justice over cruelty. Today, every leader of the Aam Aadmi Party is fighting this evil, cruelty and injustice day and night. This year, the Aam Aadmi Party has resolved that we will not play with colours, we will not celebrate Holi,” Atishi wrote on X.
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