Updated: December 8, 2020 11:18:38 am
Arvind Kejriwal at the Singhu border on Monday.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi has alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been placed under house arrest after he visited farmers on the Singhu border Monday.
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Kejriwal’s residence has been completely blocked, with no one being able to enter or leave the premises. He also claimed that the MLA, who met with CM yesterday, were beaten by the police when they came to meet him. “The workers were not allowed to meet him either. BJP leaders are being forced to sit outside their residence, ”he said, the ANI news agency reported.
DCP (North) Anto Alphonse, meanwhile, has denied all those allegations. “This claim that CM Delhi was placed under house arrest is incorrect. He exercises his right to free movement within the law of the country. A photo of the entrance to the house says it all, ”Delhi police said in a tweet.
This claim that CM Delhi was placed under house arrest is incorrect. He exercises his right to free movement within the law of the country. A photo of the entrance of the house says it all.@DelhiPolicia @LtGovDelhi pic.twitter.com/NCWBB9phDS
– DCP North Delhi (@DcpNorthDelhi) December 8, 2020
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and members of his cabinet visited the Singhu border on Monday. After inspecting the availability of water and sanitation at the site, Kejriwal said that he had not come as a CM, but as a sewadar.
“I am not present here as Chief Minister, I have come here as a sewadar, I have come here to serve the farmers. Farmers put in all their hard work and effort and grow food for us. Today they are in great trouble and it is the responsibility of all the citizens of the country to support the farmers and work for their service, ”he told reporters later. He reiterated that he was under immense pressure to allow nine stadiums in the national capital to be used as temporary prisons for protesting farmers, but he refused.
Senior Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Social Justice Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, and Civilian Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain had accompanied the CM.
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