Manish Sisodia speaks to NDTV as Somnath Bharti looks on. Arvind Kejriwal could be seen in the background.
The Delhi cabinet is at work.
Arvind Kejriwal's six ministers are sitting huddled around the Chief Minister, who is poring over files between bouts of violent coughing.
"He is unwell. He could have done this in the comfort of his office. But he will work here," says PWD minster Manish Sisodia. (
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'Here' is just outside the Rail Bhawan near Delhi's India Gate. The police stopped them short of the Home Ministry office where they planned to protest and they have parked themselves on the road. (
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None of them finds it odd that an elected government is sitting in protest to push the demand that three Delhi Police cops, who they accuse of dereliction of duty, be suspended. (
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"We've always said we are not a political party. We are a party of activists here to cleanse politics," explains 26-year-old Rakhi Birla, the youngest member of Mr Kejriwal's cabinet. (
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Ms Birla had a run-in last week with one of the policemen that AAP wants suspended. The party accuses the cop of blatantly refusing to act against people allegedly involved in a dowry death.
"Is our protest anarchy? Or is it systemic anarchy that the poor father of a murdered girl goes from constable to police chief but does not get justice?" asks Manish Sisodia, deflecting any attempt to engage his boss in conversation. Mr Kejriwal continues to read his files.
Law Minister Somnath Bharti is animated as he accuses another policeman of refusing to do his duty. Mr Bharti was accused last week of vigilantism after he went to an area of south Delhi to raid a house allegedly used for prostitution and drug dealing.
Around the ministers is a massive crowd of people: supporters, curious onlookers, and many policemen. The protest has meant considerable trouble for Metro commuters, with four stations in area closed this morning.
But Delhi's food and civil supplies minister Saurabh Bhardwaj refuses to accept that the protest is causing problems for the 'aam aadmi' or common man that his party says it represents. "The central government has invited this trouble. They are being stubborn," he says.
Delhi might well have to get used to the curious sight of seven ministers in Gandhi caps working out in the open in the heart of the city.
After Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said no action will be taken till an enquiry is completed, Mr Kejriwal said he will lead his demonstration for 10 days.