NEW DELHI: The Aam Admi Party (AAP)on Tuesday alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been placed under house arrest by Delhi Police since Monday, particularly in the wake of his visit to the Singhu border on Monday and the Bharat Bandh called today by farmers protesting against the new central agricultural laws. Senior police officials, however, denied the allegation.
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— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 8, 2020
BJP's Delhi Police has put Hon'ble CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border yesterday
No one has been permitted to leave or enter his residence#आज_भारत_बंद_है#BJPHouseArrestsKejriwal
The party said that under the Union home ministry's orders, the police have got the three mayors of Delhi's various municipalities to protest before the Chief Minister's residence, creating a pretext for his detainment. Mr Kejriwal's residence has, thus, been barricaded completely, with none allowed to enter or leave the premises.
All of his official meetings have been cancelled for the day given the circumstances, AAP leaders said.
Delhi Police Deputy Commissioner for North District, Alok Kumar Verma, denied the party's allegations, dubbing them "lies" and "baseless". "We are alert. Arvind Kejriwal left home at around 8pm yesterday and returned around 10pm. There is no issue at all," Mr Verma said.
This claim of CM Delhi being put on house arrest is incorrect. He exercises his right to free movement within the law of the land. A picture of the house entrance says it all.@DelhiPolice @LtGovDelhi pic.twitter.com/NCWBB9phDS
— DCP North Delhi (@DcpNorthDelhi) December 8, 2020
Mr Kejriwal had visited the Singhu border point between Delhi and Haryana on Monday to meet the protesting farmers and enquiring about their welfare. Thousands of farmers have been parked there, along with other border points with Delhi and other states, in protest against the central government's far ordinances passed in September.