Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders will march to the BJP office today amid the ongoing blame game between the AAP and Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal over her alleged assault. Delhi Police said AAP has not sought permission for its mega protest, adding that section 144 has been imposed at the DDU Marg, where the BJP office is located.
Personnel from Delhi Police, Rapid Action Force and CRPF have also been deployed in an effort to maintain law and order.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar, who was arrested on Saturday in connection to the May 13 assault case, is likely to be taken to the Chief Minister’s residence on Sunday to recreate the crime scene.
On Saturday night, the Tis Hazari Court sent Bibhav Kumar to five-day police custody after the police sought his remand to interrogate him about the alleged assault and to retrieve data from his phone. A Delhi Police team arrested him from the Chief Minister’s residence earlier in the day.
Hours after Kumar’s arrest, Kejriwal, who is out on interim bail till June 2, held a press conference in which he announced his intention to march to the BJP office on Sunday, and dared the “Prime Minister to send anyone he wants to jail”.
“I along with my MLAs and MPs would go to the BJP office at noon tomorrow so that the Prime Minister can send anyone he wants to jail. The AAP is an idea. For as many AAP leaders you jail, the country would produce leaders a hundred times more,” Kejriwal added.
Here are the latest developments:
In the wake of the AAP march, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory, saying the DDU Marg, where the BJP office is located, “may be closed for traffic movement between 11 am to 2 pm”.
“I along with my MLAs and MPs would go to the BJP office at noon tomorrow so that the Prime Minister can send anyone he wants to jail. The AAP is an idea. For as many AAP leaders you jail, the country would produce leaders a hundred times more,” Kejriwal added.
Article source: indiatoday.in
