Hours after Delhi police issued clarification on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accusation that the party chief and Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal was under house arrest, he said that his residence to all after consulting with the CM. .
The “regular” deployment outside CM Kejriwal’s residence was for his safety, police added. “The deployment that is being seen outside of CM Kejriwal’s residence is the regular deployment for the Hon ‘CM’s security. We are coordinating with the CM residence. Anyone who they say wants to let in, we will let them, ”said Anto Alphonse, DCP North, Delhi Police.
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Meanwhile, Delhi’s Chief Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia said the public was not allowed to meet with the CM.
“CM denied permission to convert stadiums into temporary prisons for protesting farmers. Now, the public cannot know him. Does this mean you are under house arrest? Why are all these security personnel stationed here? ”Sisodia said.
Hours earlier, the AAP claimed that Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal was placed under house arrest after his visit to farmers protesting the three central agricultural laws on the border of Singhu, the national capital.
“The BJP Delhi Police have placed Honorable CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal under house arrest since he visited farmers at the Singhu border yesterday. No one has been allowed to enter or leave his residence, ”the party tweeted.
Delhi police had refuted the claim, saying: “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. “
After the police clarification, the party tweeted again, this time with images of a strong deployment outside the CM residence. “No! This is not LOC. This is the residence of CM. Does the prime minister of the capital of India deserve this treatment? His crime? He supported the farmers of India,” the party wrote on Twitter.
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