The Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) will stage a day-long “collective quick” on Sunday in opposition to the arrest of their occasion supremo and Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal. Senior AAP chief and Delhi Minister, Gopal Rai, stated on Saturday that this “unified act of solidarity” would contain gatherings of supporters at each Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and Khatkar Kalan in Punjab. Notably, Khatkar Kalan is the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
“On the identical time, in 25 states throughout the nation and key worldwide hubs of the world together with New York, Boston, Toronto, Washington DC, Melbourne, and London, supporters will even reveal their backing for Arvind Kejriwal by communal fasting,” Rai stated at a press briefing yesterday.
Rai referred to as those that are in opposition to Delhi CM’s arrest and “who wish to safeguard the democracy of the nation” to partake in collective fasting throughout numerous locales, together with houses, villages, neighbourhoods, block headquarters, tehsils, districts, and state capitals.
The Delhi Minister additional inspired folks to collectively recite the devotional track “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram” on YouTube, as a gesture of solidarity with Kejriwal.
“You’ll be able to sing it collectively. Collectively, we’ll pray for the Delhi CM to obtain power and battle in opposition to tyranny whereas he’s in jail. We will battle to deliver the reality to gentle,” Rai stated.
The folks collaborating within the collective fasting motion in opposition to Kejriwal’s arrest are urged to share their footage on the web site kejriwalkoaashirvaad.com.
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) final month in reference to a cash laundering case linked to the now-defunct excise coverage. Kejriwal has been remanded to judicial custody till April 15. He’s presently held in Tihar jail alongside his former cupboard ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain.
However, the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) has been demanding the Delhi Chief Minister’s resignation ever since he was apprehended by the central probing company. The ED opposed the plea made by Kejriwal for extra time along with his lawyer earlier than a metropolis courtroom, stating that particular privileges can’t be granted to him solely as a result of he wishes to manipulate from throughout the jail. Click on right here to learn the complete report.
Delhi CM Kejriwal was arrested by the ED final month. Kejriwal has been remanded to judicial custody till April 15.