In response to the arrest of its national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced plans to stage a fast in protest, both in Delhi and across various locations in India and abroad. AAP Delhi State Convenor, Gopal Rai, stated that the protest will take place at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh in Punjab. AAP MLAs, ministers, MPs, councilors, and officials will join the public in abstaining from food as a mark of solidarity.

Simultaneously, supporters in 25 states across India and key international hubs such as New York, Boston, Toronto, Washington DC, Melbourne, and London will participate in community fasting to show support for the Chief Minister. Rai urged fasting individuals to share images of their solidarity fasts on WhatsApp number 7290037700, highlighting the global resonance of this movement in backing Kejriwal’s cause.

In addition to the fast, the AAP will observe a ‘Samuhik Upwas’ (community fasting) to protest against the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister..

At a press conference here, the Delhi Cabinet Minister also announced that the AAP will observe a ‘Samuhik Upwas’ (community fasting) to protest against the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister.

“The BJP has plotted against Arvind Kejriwal and used probe agencies to arrest him. With each passing day, Modi government’s conspiracy is getting exposed in front of the country. People have been asking for a long time about why these senior leaders including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh were arrested, on what basis was the Chief Minister of Delhi arrested?

“They are conspiring to finish off Kejriwal by leveling a false liquor policy case against him.”

In response to the AAP's planned fast, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva expressed regret, stating, “it is regrettable that instead of AAP leaders apologizing to the public for the liquor scam of their government they are projecting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in corruption as persecution against him.”

“It is regrettable that instead of AAP leaders apologizing to the public for the liquor scam of their government they are projecting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in corruption as persecution against him.”