Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest?

Aam Aadmi Party has claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been put under house arrest, a claim swiftly denied by the police.

In a tweet, the AAP informed that Kejriwal had been placed under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border on Monday.

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BJP's Delhi Police has put Hon'ble CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border yesterday

No one has been permitted to leave or enter his residence#आज_भारत_बंद_है#BJPHouseArrestsKejriwal

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 8, 2020

The party also claimed that MLA Akhilesh Tripathi was manhandled by the police after he was blocked from meeting Kejriwal.

AAP MLA @akhilesht84 was not allowed to meet CM @ArvindKejriwal who's under house arrest.

MLA Akhilesh Tripathi was manhandled by police. #BJPHouseArrestsKejriwal #आज_भारत_बंद_है
pic.twitter.com/r7IC23vo0B pic.twitter.com/RsnwXF0pga

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 8, 2020

AAP claims that the Delhi Police is acting as per directive of the Union Home Minister. "Not even the maid is being allowed to enter the chief minister's house. Our MLAs who came to attend a pre-scheduled meeting at the CM residence are being drageed through the streets by the Delhi police, but BJP workers are being allowed to stage protests. There is heavy barricading all around the CM's residence."

गृहमंत्रालय के आदेशों पर दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री @ArvindKejriwal को हाउस अरेस्ट किया गया है।

किसान आंदोलन का समर्थन करने की वजह से भाजपा ने दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री को हाउस अरेस्ट किया। #आज_भारत_बंद_है #BJPHouseArrestsKejriwal pic.twitter.com/VONXCD0R9G

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) December 8, 2020

The Delhi Police, however, refuted the AAP's claims.

Anto Alphonse, DCP North Delhi, said: "It is a general deployment to avoid any clash between AAP and any other party. CM has not been put under house arrest."