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Kejriwal Slams Delhi Police for "Shocking" Detention of AAP Leaders at India Gate Protest
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News18•04-10-2026, 23:26
Kejriwal Slams Delhi Police for "Shocking" Detention of AAP Leaders at India Gate Protest
- •AAP alleged Delhi Police detained and manhandled its leaders and ASAP volunteers during a protest at India Gate, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- •Protesters marched from Jantar Mantar to India Gate, where leaders like Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Jha, and Kuldeep Kumar were detained.
- •AAP claimed police personnel grabbed Saurabh Bharadwaj by his legs and lifted him upside down during detention.
- •Arvind Kejriwal condemned the police action, calling it "absolutely shocking" and highlighting the brutality.
- •Saurabh Bharadwaj described being treated like a "football" and questioned the police's behavior towards peaceful protesters and leaders.
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AAP leaders and student volunteers marched from Jantar Mantar to India Gate to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Delhi Police detained several AAP leaders, including Saurabh Bharadwaj and MLAs Sanjeev Jha and Kuldeep Kumar, with Bharadwaj alleging that officers manhandled him by grabbing his legs and lifting him upside down.
Following his detention, Saurabh Bharadwaj criticized the police for crossing limits of brutality and appealed to the public to gather at India Gate to voice their opposition against the injustice. Meanwhile, leaders Jha and Kumar accused the Election Commission of suppressing voter rights and vowed to continue their campaign until their demands were addressed.
