The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi has claimed that Delhi police have placed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest, a day after visiting protesting farmers on the Singhu border. “BJP Delhi Police have placed CM Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest since he visited farmers at the Singhu border yesterday. No one has been allowed to enter or leave his residence,” the Aam Aadmi Party said in a statement. Tweet.
“CM met with farmers at the Singhu border yesterday. He had said that we will serve them as ‘Sevadars’ and support them. After his return, the Delhi police blocked his residence from all sides, putting him in a situation similar to a house arrest, at the behest of the Interior Ministry, “AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said at a press conference.
However, Delhi police have dismissed claims by the Aam Aadmi Party that Kejriwal was placed under house arrest. DCP North Delhi Anto Alphonse said: “It is a general deployment to avoid any confrontation between AAP and any other party. CM has not been placed under house arrest.
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Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday visited the Singhu border, where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Center’s new agricultural laws, and verified the arrangements made for them by the city government.
Kejriwal was accompanied by his cabinet ministers and some party deputies during the short visit to the protest site on the Delhi-Haryana border.
“I checked the arrangements. We received a lot of pressure to allow the use of stadiums as temporary prisons, but we did not give permission and I think this helped the movement. Since then, the MLA and our party ministers have been involved to ensure that farmers do so. do I won’t face any hassle, ”he had said.
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