Amid the ongoing protest by the Aam Adami Party called ‘gherao’ of Prime Minister residence against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday (March 26) announced that the Lok Kalyan Marg Metro Station will continue to remain closed until further notice.
The Delhi Metro officials also closed the gates of two more metro stations today, namely – Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat, due to security reasons.
DMRC in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, said “Due to security reasons, entry/exit at Lok Kalyan Marg Metro station, Gate no 3 of Patel Chowk Metro Station and Gate no 5 of Central Secretariat Metro station will remain closed till further notice.”
AAP calls to gherao PM Modi’s residence
The party plans to encircle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence as a form of protest against the arrest of Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Kejriwal was apprehended by the central agency in relation to a money laundering case associated with the previously annulled Delhi excise policy. He is currently in ED custody until March 28.
In view of the protest the security has been heightened with the deployment of police outside Patel Chowk metro station.
Delhi police says permission not given
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police informed that AAP was not granted permission to protest. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Devesh Kumar Mahla said, “No permission has been granted (to AAP for protest). We have made sufficient deployment at the PM residence and Patel Chowk metro station to maintain law and order. No march or demonstration will be allowed. No route diversions done.”
“Considering everything, we have deployed security at PM residence and other important points. There is no restriction on-boarding/deboarding at all Delhi metro stations. 50 patrolling vehicles are present in the New Delhi area today,” he added.