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Last Updated: March 24, 2024, 19:04 IST
New Delhi, India
The Ramlila Maidan has witnessed many huge political rallies and protests in recent years. (File Image/PTI)
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its allies of INDI bloc are set to hold a ‘maha rally’ in protest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest at the national capital’s iconic Ramlila Maidan on March 31. The Ramlila Maidan has witnessed many huge political rallies and protests in recent years. This is where Anna Hazare launched his massive anti-corruption movement in 2011, and Arvind Kejriwal took oath as Delhi’s Chief Minister in 2015.
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INDI Bloc to Hold ‘Maha Rally’ at Ramlila Maidan
Delhi Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday announced in a press conference that AAP along with its allies of INDI bloc will hold a ‘maha rally’ at Ramlila Maidan to protest against the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal by the ED in a liquor policy scam case.
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj called Ramlila Maidan a “historical place”. “The biggest revolutions in the country started from Ramlila Maidan. AAP also rose from the Ramlila Maidan… Senior leaders of all INDIA parties will take part in the rally and address the nation…” he said.
The Delhi CM was arrested by the probe agency on Thursday night after hours of questioning and was sent to 6-day custody till Match 28 by a trial court on Friday. The AAP chief is currently lodged in jail.