Arvind Kejriwal "Treated Like Terrorist": Bhagwant Mann On Tihar Jail Meet

Arvind Kejriwal's arrest triggered a furious political row and physical clashes between AAP workers and Delhi Police, with the INDIA opposition bloc, of which the AAP is a member, also backing the Delhi Chief Minister.

Arvind Kejriwal is "being treated like a terrorist" and has been denied amenities given to "hardcore criminals' Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said after meeting the Aam Aadmi Party boss in Delhi's Tihar Jail. Mr Mann also warned the Bharatiya Janata Party - the AAP's political rival this election, and whom it has accused of trying to "demolish... before the first vote is cast". "When the results come out (on June 4), the AAP will emerge as a big political rival," the Punjab leader declared.

The meeting between Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal took place inside Tihar in a room divided by a glass wall. The two opposition leaders spoke for 30 minutes via a connecting phone line.

"I became emotional seeing him. He is being treated like a hardcore criminal. What is his fault... that he built mohalla clinics (the AAP's flagship government health centres)?" Mr Mann asked.