Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday flayed the arrest of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, saying the Centre can arrest the Delhi chief minister but cannot imprison his thinking.
Mann said the AAP will stand like a rock behind Kejriwal.
“You may arrest Arvind Kejriwal but how will you imprison his thinking…Arvind Kejriwal is not an individual but an idea and we stand with our leader like a rock…Inquilab Zindabad,” Mann posted in Hindi on X.
Mann left for Delhi on Friday where he will meet senior AAP leaders, sources said.
He is also likely to meet Kejriwal’s family in the national capital.
Congress leaders from the two states also slammed the Centre for Kejriwal’s arrest.
Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case in Delhi.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema had also lambasted the BJP-led Union government for Kejriwal’s arrest.
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring also took on the BJP, alleging it is “hell bent upon destroying all opposition”.
“… Now, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by ED. We strongly condemn this draconian action. This is fascism,” Warring posted on X.
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First Published: Mar 22 2024 | 11:17 AM IST
