Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj detained as AAP protests Arvind Kejriwal's arrest
The Hindu
Delhi Cabinet Ministers detained during AAP protest against BJP over Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, leading to traffic chaos.
Delhi Cabinet Ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were detained in New Delhi on March 22 as AAP leaders staged a protest against the BJP over the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case.
The two Ministers were taken away in police buses as officials asked protesters at the ITO intersection, which is near the AAP and BJP offices, to disperse in view of the prohibitory orders imposed in the area under section 144.
"I have been detained by Delhi Police while peacefully protesting at ITO. First, these people arrest the Chief Minister of Delhi in false cases, and now those participating in peaceful protests are also being arrested. If this isn't the murder of democracy, then what is?," Atishi posted on X.
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At their protest at ITO, the AAP supporters raised slogans against the BJP-led Centre government and demanded the release of their leaders.
The police have erected barricades on the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg — where the headquarters of both the parties are located — and blocked it for traffic.
They have also raised a barricade on the road leading to the BJP office from the AAP headquarters, a stone's throw away from each other. They are also checking the ID cards of those entering the area.
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