‘Is it a crime to hoist the Tricolour?’ Kejriwal attacks Centre over Dipke detention

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday criticised the BJP-led Union government over the detention of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke, describing the action as a sign of “outright dictatorship”.

“This is nothing but outright dictatorship. Is it a crime to hoist the Tricolour? Abhijeet’s arrest shows just how much Modi ji fears them,” Kejriwal said in a post on X in Hindi.

“Those who have a problem with the Tricolour should go to Pakistan,” he added.

Dipke was detained at his residence on Friday while he was leaving to participate in the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest at Connaught Place.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also held a Tiranga march near Rashtrapati Bhavan and the party headquarters on Friday, asserting that the Centre could not “dictate” where people could unfurl the national flag.