Over 20 workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were detained on June 29 after they tried to hold a protest outside the BJP headquarters in New Delhi against the arrest of party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, officials said. Watch | What was the New Delhi Excise Policy all about, and why is Arvind Kejriwal in troubleThe officials said over 20 workers were detained after they refused to disperse and tried to continue their march towards the BJP office. Mr. Kejriwal was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi Government’s now-scrapped excise policy. “We had planned to gherao the BJP office [Jammu] against the illegal arrest of our leader in response to the call for nationwide protest but police took us into custody,” Mr. Khajuria said. The CBI was used when they [BJP] became apprehensive that he might be released by the Supreme Court,” Mr. Khajuria said, alleging that the country is faced with a “situation worse than the Emergency” under the BJP rule.

Source: The Hindu June 29, 2024 22:02 UTC