A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took a dig at BJP Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday launched a protest outside the CM's Delhi residence. The protest was being led by BJP's Purvanchal Morcha over CM Kejriwal's comment, who had on Wednesday said that if the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is implemented in Delhi, BJP MP and the party's state president Manoj Tiwari would be the first one to leave the national capital. Angry at the CM's jibe at their party leader, BJP members on Thursday were seen climbing up barricades, waving BJP flags and shouting slogans against Kejriwal. ALSO READ: BJP slams Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for remark on Manoj TiwariAfter Delhi CM Kejriwal took a jibe at the Delhi BJP chief, Manoj Tiwari responded to him by saying, "the remark has exposed Kejriwal's real face", and alleged that the "AAP chief wants to evict migrants such as Purvanchalis". 'Purvanchalis' is a term commonly used to refer to people from the eastern parts of the country such as Bihar and east Uttar Pradesh.

Source: dna September 27, 2019 00:11 UTC