AAP members detained after arrest of Delhi leader Kejriwal

March 22, 2024Last Updated: March 22, 2024

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New Delhi: Dozens of members of the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were detained by police in New Delhi on Friday as they gathered in protest against the arrest of their leader, weeks before India holds general elections.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian financial crime agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), arrested Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of the capital territory of Delhi on Thursday in connection with graft allegations relating to the city’s liquor policy.

AAP members, including some ministers in the Delhi city government, were stopped by police and taken away in buses as they shouted slogans and sought to march towards the city court where Kejriwal is expected to be produced.

Kejriwal’s lawyers have also petitioned the Supreme Court of India against his arrest and the case is expected to be heard later on Friday.

AAP is part of the 27-member ‘INDIA’ bloc which has dismissed graft investigations against multiple opposition leaders as a politically-motivated smear campaign by the BJP, which runs the federal government that controls the Enforcement Directorate.