Pinarayi Vijayan Arrested by Delhi Police; Arrest Comes Ahead of Jantar Mantar Protest

New Delhi: Pinarayi Vijayan arrested ahead of the Jantar Mantar protests. The arrest comes following the arrest other senior CPI(M) leaders earlier in the day for showing their solidarity to the protests in Jantar Mantar.

Opposition leader and former CM Pinarayi was arrested on his way to Jantar Mantar. John Brittas MP and K N Balagopal were also arrested along with Pinarayi Vijayan.

Before his arrest, Pinarayi said that Modi's government can't suppress the voice of teh people and that their voice will grow louder. “This is a challenge to democracy. There is an attempt to turn the country into a police state. Nothing can suppress the people’s movement. Democracy supporters are flocking to Jantar Mantar. The government has already begun to fear the protest. Such measures are part of that fear,” he said.