New Delhi: Top AAP leaders on Sunday observed a day-long fast at Jantar Mantar here in protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the ED and said that people will give a befitting reply to the BJP for sending them in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Jail.
Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers and supporters participated in the fast, sang patriotic songs and held posters with Kejriwal's photo behind bars.
Similar protests were held by Indians in other states as well as abroad, including Harvard Square in Boston, the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles outside the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, Times Square in New York and also in Toronto, London and Melbourne. Were included. Apart from other places, AAP leaders said.
Party's Delhi unit convenor Gopal Rai said Kejriwal would come out of jail and join the country's fight against the "dictatorship" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre.The stage where the AAP leaders were sitting during the six-hour fast had a picture of Kejriwal behind bars in the background. Pictures of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh were placed in front of the stage and a picture of Mahatma Gandhi was placed next to them.
Addressing protesters at Jantar Mantar, AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanja Singh, who was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi Excise "scam" case, said "Kejriwal was honest, is and will remain honest".
Singh questioned Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case related to the liquor "scam". He claimed that out of 456 witnesses from the two agencies investigating the case, CBI and ED, only four had mentioned Kejriwal's name. The AAP leader said, “People know very well the circumstances under which the witnesses took Kejriwal's name.,
He asked AAP volunteers to work hard to ensure the victory of the party's candidates and candidates of India's opposition faction in the Lok Sabha elections to pave the way for ousting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah from power.
Delhi minister Atishi accused the BJP of resorting to dictatorship and claimed that the fast would give "sleepless nights" to the saffron party. He said that there is anger among the people due to Kejriwal's arrest and it will prove to be the "last nail in the coffin" of the BJP.
He said, "The BJP dictator had dreamed of destroying AAP by sending Kejriwal to jail, but now lakhs of Kejriwals have been born in the country and the world. Every patriot is ready to answer your imprisonment strategy with his vote. "
AAP shared pictures of the protests in various cities including Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune on its social media handles.In AAP-ruled Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and several of his cabinet colleagues observed a fast at Bhagat Singh's village Khatkar Kalan.
AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha said Indians living abroad also joined the party's mass fasting program because they believe that India can progress under Kejriwal's leadership and they too can get a chance to contribute to it. He alleged that Kejriwal has been sent to jail in a 'false' case.
At the end of the fast at Jantar Mantar, AAP's national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak said that if BJP dares to impose President's rule in the national capital, his party in Delhi will raze them to the ground.
Rai alleged that Kejriwal's arrest by the ED was part of a BJP conspiracy to eliminate AAP.
Kejriwal, arrested on March 21, will remain in judicial custody till April 15.The fast ended at 5 pm when the participants were provided juice packs by the organisers.
Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers and supporters participated in the fast, sang patriotic songs and held posters with Kejriwal's photo behind bars.
Similar protests were held by Indians in other states as well as abroad, including Harvard Square in Boston, the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles outside the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, Times Square in New York and also in Toronto, London and Melbourne. Were included. Apart from other places, AAP leaders said.
Party's Delhi unit convenor Gopal Rai said Kejriwal would come out of jail and join the country's fight against the "dictatorship" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre.The stage where the AAP leaders were sitting during the six-hour fast had a picture of Kejriwal behind bars in the background. Pictures of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh were placed in front of the stage and a picture of Mahatma Gandhi was placed next to them.
Addressing protesters at Jantar Mantar, AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanja Singh, who was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi Excise "scam" case, said "Kejriwal was honest, is and will remain honest".
Singh questioned Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case related to the liquor "scam". He claimed that out of 456 witnesses from the two agencies investigating the case, CBI and ED, only four had mentioned Kejriwal's name. The AAP leader said, “People know very well the circumstances under which the witnesses took Kejriwal's name.,
He asked AAP volunteers to work hard to ensure the victory of the party's candidates and candidates of India's opposition faction in the Lok Sabha elections to pave the way for ousting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah from power.
Delhi minister Atishi accused the BJP of resorting to dictatorship and claimed that the fast would give "sleepless nights" to the saffron party. He said that there is anger among the people due to Kejriwal's arrest and it will prove to be the "last nail in the coffin" of the BJP.
He said, "The BJP dictator had dreamed of destroying AAP by sending Kejriwal to jail, but now lakhs of Kejriwals have been born in the country and the world. Every patriot is ready to answer your imprisonment strategy with his vote. "
AAP shared pictures of the protests in various cities including Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune on its social media handles.In AAP-ruled Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and several of his cabinet colleagues observed a fast at Bhagat Singh's village Khatkar Kalan.
AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha said Indians living abroad also joined the party's mass fasting program because they believe that India can progress under Kejriwal's leadership and they too can get a chance to contribute to it. He alleged that Kejriwal has been sent to jail in a 'false' case.
At the end of the fast at Jantar Mantar, AAP's national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak said that if BJP dares to impose President's rule in the national capital, his party in Delhi will raze them to the ground.
Rai alleged that Kejriwal's arrest by the ED was part of a BJP conspiracy to eliminate AAP.
Kejriwal, arrested on March 21, will remain in judicial custody till April 15.The fast ended at 5 pm when the participants were provided juice packs by the organisers.
