Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: The AAP has insisted that Arvind Kejriwal will remain the chief minister of Delhi, even if it meant functioning from inside the jail.

 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday launched a social media “DP (display picture) campaign over the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.

Delhi Education Minister Atishi along with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters, take out a candlelight march against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Education Minister Atishi along with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters, take out a candlelight march against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

According to Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi, all party leaders and volunteers have changed their profile picture on X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media accounts with the one displaying Kejriwal behind bars. The picture also has the text ‘Modi Ka Sabse Bada Dar Kejriwal (Modi’s biggest fear is Kejriwal)’ written on it.

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“To spread Arvind Kejriwal’s message to every household, today AAP has launched a ‘DP campaign’ across the country on social media. Starting at 3 pm, all AAP leaders and party workers are changing their DPs,” Atishi said while addressing the media.

Atishi also urged people to join the campaign and change their social media account picture to “save the constitution and democracy” in the country.

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The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kejriwal on March 21 after his name was mentioned multiple times in the chargesheets relating to the excise policy case. The ED had summoned him nine times in the case, but he did not depose before the probe agency.

According to the chargesheet, all the accused in the excise policy case were allegedly in touch with the Delhi CM to formulate the excise policy that resulted in undue benefits to them in return for which they paid kickbacks to the party.

The AAP leaders on Monday also decided to not celebrate the Holi festival as a mark of protest against their convenor’s arrest. “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 Aam Aadmi Party is fighting this evil, cruelty and injustice day and night. This year, 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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AAP to gherao PM Narendra Modi’s house over Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest today, police bolster security

Mar 26, 2024 09:15 AM IST

The Delhi Police has said that it has not given permission to AAP to hold any protest today.

The Delhi Police have strengthened security around Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence amid Aam Aadmi Party’s call to gherao the sprawling house in protest against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest.

Police officers outside Shaheedi Park in New Delhi on April 23.(Reuters)
Police officers outside Shaheedi Park in New Delhi on April 23.(Reuters)

The Delhi Police, however, have said that it has not granted permission to AAP to hold any protests, according to ANI.

“No permission has been granted (to AAP for protest). We have made sufficient deployment at the PM residence and Patel Chowk metro station to maintain law and order,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Devesh Kumar Mahla told ANI. “No march or demonstration will be allowed. No routes diversions done.”

Besides the PM’s residence, the police have also beefed up security in several other parts of the national capital.