Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were detained here on Friday as AAP leaders staged a protest against the BJP over the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann reached the residence of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal this afternoon.
The two ministers were taken away in police buses after they refused to disperse from ITO intersection, which is near the AAP and BJP offices, violating section 144.
“I have been detained by Delhi Police while peacefully protesting at ITO. First, these people arrest the Chief Minister of Delhi in false cases, and now those participating in peaceful protests are also being arrested. If this isn’t the murder of democracy, then what is?” Atishi posted on X.
At ITO, the AAP supporters raised slogans against the BJP-led central government and demanded the release of their leaders.
Police have also detained Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains.
In Punjab, AAP protestors led by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema were stopped by the Chandigarh Police from marching ahead at Mohali border near Burail. Water cannons were fired at the protestors as police started detaining AAP leaders. Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar was also detained.
