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Arvind Kejriwal arrest: Security tightened in Central Delhi ahead of INDIA bloc protest
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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The INDIA bloc has been formed by some opposition parties, including the AAP, the TMC, the Congress, the DMK and the SP, to counter the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls.
Multiple layers of barricades have been set up and a large number of police personnel deployed on roads leading to the BJP headquarters in the national capital in view of opposition INDIA bloc’s protest on Friday against the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Besides police personnel, those of paramilitary forces have also been stationed at many places in Central Delhi, including on the DDU Marg and around the ITO area.
The INDIA bloc has been granted permission by the Election Commission and Police to organise a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on March 31 against the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
The leaders of the bloc who will participate in the rally include Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Tejaswi Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Derek O’Brien, Tiruchi Siva, Farooq Abdullah, Champai Soren, Kalpana Soren, Sitaram Yechury and D Raja, among others.
Kejriwal, who is in the Enforcement Directorate’s custody, was arrested by the agency on March 21 in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday had said members of the bloc will demonstrate against Kejriwal’s arrest as well as on the electoral bonds issue at the BJP headquarters on DDU Marg.
The INDIA bloc has been formed by some opposition parties, including the AAP, the TMC, the Congress, the DMK and the SP, to counter the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls.
The Delhi Police said prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which bars large gatherings, have been imposed at the DDU Marg and its nearby areas.
“Barricades have been put up and security personnel will stop protestors from going towards the DDU Marg,” a police officer said.
The AAP has been holding protests for the past week following the arrest of its convener.
Police said the road leading to the BJP headquarters from ITO and Minto Road is open but if required it will be closed.
The INDIA bloc has also announced a mega rally at Ramleela Maidan on March 31.
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