Aam Aadmi Party, today, held a protest near the headquarters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on DDU Marg, demanding the release of party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The protesters assembled at the AAP office close to the BJP headquarters on DDU Marg and raised slogans against the saffron party while demanding Kejriwal's release. They also carried placards against the "misuse" of central agency and for ending "dictatorship".
Barricades have been put up and paramilitary personnel deployed at the site to stop the protesters, the officer said.
Kejriwal was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi government's liquor excise policy.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him on March 21, in a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped liquor policy. Kejriwal was then granted bail by a trial court that was stayed by the Delhi High Court.
According to a senior police officer, arrangements were made to stop the protesters from marching towards the BJP headquarters since no permission was taken for the protest.
If required, the protesters might be detained as Section 144 of the CrPC has already been imposed at DDU Marg, he added.
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