Three AAP workers were briefly detained on Wednesday during a protest at ITO Chowk against the alleged mistreatment of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail. The protest of AAP leaders, workers, and doctor wing who gathered at the AAP headquarters around 9 am was led by MLA and East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Kuldeep Nayak.
Scores of AAP protestors, raising the slogan ‘jail ka jawaab vote se’, demanded that insulin to be administered to AAP national convenor while some of the protestors, who were doctors, wore aprons carrying a placard in their hands. The Delhi Police stopped them while they were marching towards DDU Marg. Three of them were detained but Kuldeep Kumar and the rest were dispersed.
Two of the detainees were doctors. They were taken to a nearby police station and later allowed to leave. On the detention, Kumar said that since they were just standing with the placards, they did not need any permission from the administration for it.
“People of Delhi are asking why the central government is playing with Kejriwal’s life in Tihar. Why was he arrested without any proof? The people are ready to answer (the central government) with their votes,” Kumar added, stating that people will answer this by votes against the BJP and in favour of the INDIA alliance.
He emphasised the BJP’s evasion of fair electoral practices, highlighting the unjust detention and mistreatment of Kejriwal. “It has been revealed to the whole country that the BJP is trying to kill him inside the jail. The people of Delhi will answer this with their votes. The BJP should explain why the health of a Chief Minister is being played with in the jail, why was he not given Insulin for 23 days? Why is Delhi’s son Shri Arvind Kejriwal kept in jail without any proof and recovery? The BJP is running away from fair elections. It is harassing the people of Delhi by arresting CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal,” Kumar affirmed.
The AAP chief is lodged in Tihar in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy linked money laundering scam. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21.
