Tensions Rise in Delhi as AAP and BJP Gear Up for Protests; Security Tightened

Security is tightened in parts of Delhi today as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP planned protests in the national capital. While Arvind Kejriwal’s party has called for a protest outside the BJP headquarters over alleged cheating in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, the BJP said it will mount a demonstration near the AAP office on Friday against the alleged corruption of Kejriwal. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will also take part in the protest.