Security beefed up at BJP HQ ahead of AAP's protest against Manish Sisodia's arrest, says Delhi Police
Feb 27, 2023
New Delhi [India], February 27 : The Delhi Police on Monday said that effective and robust police arrangements are in place to maintain any law and order situation ahead of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) protests outside Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Headquarters today.
Special Commissioners of Police (CP) (Law and Order) Dependra Pathak said, "Effective and robust police arrangement is in place on the ground to maintain law and order situation."
Aam Aadmi Party is set to hit roads and stage protests across the country on Monday against the arrest of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor excise policy case.
AAP's national General Secretary Sandeep Pathak said that they will protest across the country on Monday.
The party will also stage protests at the Bharatiya Janata Party's Headquarters at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the national capital at around 12 pm on Monday.
It is believed that the party will also hold protests in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, Haryana's Rohtak, Noida, etc.
Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation after eight hours of questioning in the now-scrapped excise policy case.
Shortly before arriving at the CBI office for questioning, the Deputy Chief Minister said false cases are being lodged against leaders of the party as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "afraid" of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
"Conspiracies are being hatched by the CBI and ED and false cases being lodged against our party leaders because PM Narendra Modi is afraid of CM Arvind Kejriwal's rising popularity. As AAP grows further, BJP will continue to slap false cases on us. We are not afraid of the CBI, ED and their false cases," Sisodia said, claiming that people were starting to regard the AAP as an alternative to the BJP.
Sisodia also visited Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat before his arrest.
Reacting to the development his political aide and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal termed the arrest as "dirty politics" and claimed that he is innocent.
