The Asian Age

Indians living in 13 countries took part in fast to protest against Kejriwal arrest, claims AAP

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New Delhi, April 7: Indians living abroad in 13 countries on Sunday participat­ed in the fast held by the Aam Aadmi Party to protest against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcemen­t Directorat­e, the party said. In a statement, the AAP said people at Harvard Square in Boston, Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, Lake Elizabeth in San Francisco, Times Square in New York, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Plaza in Dallas, Brampton City

Hall in Toronto and outside the Indian Embassy in Washington DC joined the fast, it said.

Indians in Holland Park in downtown Vancouver; Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, Parliament Square in London, UK; O’Cannell Street Upper in Dublin, Ireland; Brandenbur­g Gate in Berlin, Germany and the Norwegian Parliament in Oslo, also observed mass fast as per local time, it added.

The party said Indians living in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, ◗ THE PARTY said Indians living in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Norway, Ireland and other countries “raised their voice against the dictatorsh­ip” and shared photos of the protest fast held by them on the party’s WhatsApp numbe

Germany, Norway, Ireland and other countries “raised their voice against the dictatorsh­ip” and shared photos of the protest fast held by them on the party’s WhatsApp number.

“Like in Delhi and other parts of the country, Indians abroad also started their fast with Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite devotional song ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Patit Pavan Sita Ram' and blessed Kejriwal for his long life,” the statement said.

They also pledged to support Mr Kejriwal in the fight to “save India’s democracy and Constituti­on”, under the ‘Bless Kejriwal’ campaign, it added.

 ?? — PTI ?? Supporters during the AAP’s day-long ‘samuhik upvas’ in protest against the arrest of party leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Sunday.
— PTI Supporters during the AAP’s day-long ‘samuhik upvas’ in protest against the arrest of party leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Sunday.

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