AAP workers detained by Delhi Police marching to BJP HQ, Section 144 imposed on DDU Marg

May 19, 2024

New Delhi: After the arrest of CM Kejriwal’s PS Bibhav Kumar. AAP party CM and workers leading towards the BJP headquarters. Amid the mega political showdown over the arrest of CM Kejriwal’s former aide in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, Delhi Police on Sunday detained several workers of the ruling party as they marched towards the BJP headquarters in the national capital as part of a planned ‘Jail Bharo’ protest.

Arvind Kejriwal said BJP has initiated ‘Operation Jhaadu’ to crush AAP. Adding that he said that PM Modi is behind the arrest of AAP workers.

On Saturday, decrying the arrest of his former aide in the assault case, CM Kejriwal, accused the BJP at the Centre of resorting to a ‘Jail Ka Khel’ and targeted PM Modi (game of putting leaders in jail) against his party, On Sunday he also added that he would lead a ‘Jail Bharo’ march to the BJP headquarters along with his top party leaders as well as workers.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, DCP Delhi Central, Harsha Vardhan Mandava said, “Based on the information we received through social media and other channels, we have made preventive arrangements on DDU Marg to ensure that the law and order are maintained at all costs. We are focused and committed to making adequate security deployments and have barricades in place to ward off any attempt to disrupt law and order.”

DCP Delhi Central said that on DDU Marg section 144 has been imposed and there is no permission for any kind of protest here.

Ahead of the AAP’s ‘Jail Bharo’ march due to this elaborate security arrangements were made outside the BJP headquarters.

On Sunday, Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory ahead of the AAP protest, warning of possible snarls at DDU Marg, IP Marg, Minto Road and Vikas Marg. It added that DDU Marg may remain closed to traffic between 11 am to 2 pm, urging commuters to avoid these routes that are likely to experience logjams.

Earlier, on Saturday, Kejriwal’s former PA was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Maliwal. He was produced before the Tis Hazari Court, which remanded him in police custody for five days.

Earlier, the AAP chief released a personalised video after Bibhav’s arrest, saying, “You can see how BJP is sending one after another, they are putting our leaders behind bars.

Yesterday he CM Kejriwal said that they put me, Manish Sisodia, Satyendra Jain, and Sanjay Singh behind bars. Today, they put my (former) PA in jail.

Now BJP leaders are saying they will put Raghav Chadha, Atishi, and Saurabh Bharadwaj in the jail. He also added that perhaps it was our fault that we built schools and mohalla clinics, while also providing electricity for free, free bus service for women which they failed to accomplish. I would like to tell the Prime Minister: you are playing a ‘jail ka khel’ with us.

Tomorrow, I will lead a march to the BJP headquarters along with all my party top leaders, MLAs, and MPs at noon. You can put whoever you want in jail,” Kejriwal said.

Last month significantly, the Vigilance Department of Delhi, terminated Bibhav’s service as the CM’s personal assistant over a pending criminal case.