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IN PHOTOS: AAP leaders detained by Delhi police amid 'PM residence gherao' march

Updated On: 26 March, 2024 04:53 PM IST | Devashri Bhujbal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers took to the streets on Tuesday against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest and gave a call to 'gherao' of Prime Minister residence. Pics/PTI

Many AAP leaders and workers were detained at Patel Chowk as they tried to march towards the prime minister's residence on Lok Kalyan Marg

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Many AAP leaders and workers were detained at Patel Chowk as they tried to march towards the prime minister's residence on Lok Kalyan Marg
The protestors tied to march towards the prime minister's residence on Lok Kalyan Marg raising slogans of "Inquilab Zindabad" and "Kejriwal Zindabad", reported PTI

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The protestors tied to march towards the prime minister's residence on Lok Kalyan Marg raising slogans of "Inquilab Zindabad" and "Kejriwal Zindabad", reported PTI

AAP Delhi unit convener Gopal Rai told a press conference that the way the BJP-led central government has imposed restrictions under section 144 "across the city", it seems Delhi has become a "police state"

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AAP Delhi unit convener Gopal Rai told a press conference that the way the BJP-led central government has imposed restrictions under section 144 "across the city", it seems Delhi has become a "police state"

Police beefed up security in several parts of the national capital, including around the PM's residence and Central Delhi, by deploying its personnel and those of paramilitary forces also

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Police beefed up security in several parts of the national capital, including around the PM's residence and Central Delhi, by deploying its personnel and those of paramilitary forces also

While the Lok Kalyan Marg metro station is shut, entry and exit is restricted at the Patel Chowk and the Central Secretariat metro stations till further notice, PTI reported

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While the Lok Kalyan Marg metro station is shut, entry and exit is restricted at the Patel Chowk and the Central Secretariat metro stations till further notice, PTI reported

Senior AAP leader Somnath Bharti, Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla and Punjab Minister Harjot Singh Bains were among those detained by police, PTI reported

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Senior AAP leader Somnath Bharti, Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla and Punjab Minister Harjot Singh Bains were among those detained by police, PTI reported

AAP workers and leaders started reaching near the Patel Chowk metro station in groups since morning as the party had called for a "gherao" at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence

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AAP workers and leaders started reaching near the Patel Chowk metro station in groups since morning as the party had called for a "gherao" at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence

AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 and subsequently remanded to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) custody till March 28 by a Delhi court

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AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 and subsequently remanded to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) custody till March 28 by a Delhi court

Kejriwal faces allegations of direct involvement in a conspiracy related to the formulation of the excise policy favouring specific individuals

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Kejriwal faces allegations of direct involvement in a conspiracy related to the formulation of the excise policy favouring specific individuals

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