Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal rests during his dharna demanding action against police personnel for alleged dereliction of duty at Raisina Road, near Rail Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. - Manit Balmiki
The protest by Arvind Kejriwal against the five Delhi police officers reaches its second day. Unlike yesterday, hundreds of AAP supporters thronged the venue of the dharna outside Rail Bhavan in the high security area close to the venue of Republic Day preparations.
The Chief Minister along with his six cabinet colleagues and scores of supporters spent the night outside the Rail Bhavan, the venue of their protest, braving the cold winter.
Kejriwal slept on the road under the open sky while some of his supporters spent the night singing and raising slogans around a bonfire.
To read about all the action that unfolded yesterday,
* Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today upped the ante, threatening to flood Rajpath, the venue of Republic Day celebrations, with lakhs of supporters demanding action against policemen who refused to carry out a raid on an alleged drug and prostitution ring. He ruled out any negotiations to scale down the protest, saying the safety of women in the capital is not a matter of negotiation.
* "We will continue our protest.How can Home Minister (Sushilkumar) Shinde sleep when so many crimes are happening in Delhi? When women are unsafe in the city? We won't negotiate," Kejriwal told reporters.
* Kejriwal's supporters decide to spend the night outside Rail Bhavan.
* Kejriwal is also trending on Twitter for the second consecutive day in India.
source - dnaindia
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