Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Canada staged a demonstration outside the Indian consulate in Toronto on Friday afternoon to protest the arrest of its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Between 18 and 20 AAP volunteers gathered in front of the consulate and demanded the release of Kejriwal, while they also shouted slogans.
Among them was Sudeep Singla, who has been associated with the party in Canada since 2011. “We knew this (the arrest) is going to happen, but we were still very upset,” he said.
The protest was organised very quickly and volunteers gathered despite a snowstorm blanketing the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Friday being a working day.
A memorandum was handed over to an official of the consulate though the protesters were prevented by security from entering the mission’s premises. Security measures at the consulate have been enhanced since last summer following threats from pro-Khalistan groups following the killing of separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18 last year.
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