Meanwhile, Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were detained on Friday as AAP leaders staged a protest against the BJP over the arrest of CM Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case

The two ministers were taken away in police buses after they refused to disperse from ITO intersection, which is near the AAP and BJP offices, violating section 144

"I have been detained by Delhi Police while peacefully protesting at ITO. First, these people arrest the Chief Minister of Delhi in false cases, and now those participating in peaceful protests are also being arrested. If this isn't the murder of democracy, then what is?" Atishi posted on X

At ITO, the AAP supporters raised slogans against the BJP-led central government and demanded the release of their leaders

Police have erected barricades on the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg -- where the headquarters of both the parties are located -- and blocked it for traffic

The AAP's protest and the police response to it led to a massive traffic jam near the ITO Chowk, Raj Ghat and Vikas Marg during the morning rush hours. The roads leading to the ED office was also shut

Following Kejriwal's arrest Thursday evening, the AAP had given a nationwide call for protest against the BJP