The Aam Adami Party( AAP) will gherao the prime minister’s residence on March 26 to register its protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the party’s leader Gopal Rai said on Friday. Speaking to ANI, Rai said that the party will not celebrate Holi this year.
“People across the country have taken to the streets against this arrest… Tomorrow our ministers, councilors, officials, INDIA bloc leaders all will reach Shaheedi Park at 10 o’clock tomorrow to protest against this dictatorship…This year the Holi programme won’t take place.
On 25 March we will go to people and tell them what is happening in the country… On 26 March whole of Delhi will gherao PM’s residence to mark a protest against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest,” the Delhi Minister said. “Today the INDIA alliance leaders have met the EC… and requested for action on this (arrest of Arvind Kejriwal),” he added. INDIA bloc leaders on Friday met the Election Commission against Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest and the alleged targeting of Opposition leaders across the country ahead of Lok Sabha elections.