AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal arrived at the Parliament Street Police Station on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, and sat outside the Deputy Commissioner of Police's chamber awaiting a meeting, demanding that police publicly release a full list of FIRs registered in connection with the previous day's protest and the names and locations of minors detained without an FIR.

Context

Kejriwal posted from outside the DCP's office, writing: 'अभी पार्लियामेंट पुलिस स्टेशन आए हैं। अभी DCP से मिलने के लिए उनके कमरे के बाहर बैठे हैं।' ('We have just arrived at the Parliament Police Station. We are sitting outside the DCP's room, waiting to meet him.')

He made two specific demands: first, a complete list of all FIRs registered in connection with Monday, 20 July 2026's demonstration; and second, a list of children arrested without an FIR, along with the names of the jails where they are being held.

Closing his post with a direct message to the young detainees and their families, Kejriwal wrote: 'किसी बच्चे को या उनके पैरेंट्स को चिंता करने की ज़रूरत नहीं है। आप हमारे हैं। आपको कुछ नहीं होने देंगे।' ('No child or their parents need to worry. You are ours. We will not let anything happen to you.')

Policy Backdrop

Delhi Police operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the elected Delhi government — a long-standing jurisdictional tension that has repeatedly placed AAP leaders at odds with the force during protest-related detentions. The party has previously demanded public disclosure of arrest details during agitations, including periods of student and farmers' protests.

Demonstrations near Parliament of India typically attract heightened security protocols, particularly when the legislature is in session, and often result in preventive detentions and multiple FIR registrations. The detention of minors without FIR raises specific legal questions under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, which mandates separate procedures for persons below the age of 18.

Stakeholders and Impact

The most immediate stakeholders are the families of minors reportedly held in custody, who may lack information about their children's whereabouts or legal status. Kejriwal's public intervention is aimed at pressuring police to make that information accessible.

For AAP, the move reinforces its posture as a street-level accountability actor, especially on issues involving ordinary citizens and young protesters. For Delhi Police, the demand for a public FIR list and detainee roster represents a transparency challenge that could attract judicial scrutiny if not addressed.

What's Next

Watchers will look for an official response from the DCP or the Ministry of Home Affairs on whether the demanded lists will be released. Any bail hearings for arrested minors in a competent court will be the next legal milestone.

If police decline to publish the information, AAP may escalate through a court petition or a formal complaint — a path the party has taken in previous protest-detention episodes. The episode underscores a structural friction: as long as Delhi Police remains outside the jurisdiction of the elected state government, such confrontations are likely to recur whenever protests spill onto central government territory.