'I am Chief Minister, Home Minister won't decide where I sit,' says Arvind Kejriwal after night of protest

New Delhi:  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his six ministers and about 200 workers of his Aam Aadmi Party slept on the roadside near Rail Bhawan in the heart of Delhi, where they began an indefinite protest on Monday. Mr Kejriwal, who is protesting against the city's police, has refused to budge or back down, posing a security nightmare for the police ahead of Republic Day celebrations on Sunday.

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1. Arvind Kejriwal slept on a mattress by the roadside, right next to his blue Wagon R. On Tuesday morning, he refused to negotiate with the Delhi Police and shift, vowing to crowd the streets with protesters on Republic Day.  "The Delhi's Chief Minister will decide where to sit, not the home minister," he declared.
2. "What republic and what democracy? I want to appeal to people to come out in large numbers. How can Home Minister (Sushil Kumar) Shinde sleep when so many crimes are happening in Delhi? Is he a dictator? We won't negotiate, this is not a grocery store," Mr Kejriwal said. 
3. The Chief Minister's protest has shut down four metro stations in the centre of the city, which houses government offices. Most roads near the President's House, Rashtrapati Bhavan, have been barricaded.
4. Arvind Kejriwal defied prohibitory orders to launch his protest against the city's police, announcing, "I am an anarchist. I will create anarchy for Mr Shinde." He was stopped from going to the home ministry, where he had planned to protest originally.
5. The milling crowds at the protest site created a traffic nightmare on Monday at rush hour in central Delhi for the aam aadmi or common man he claims to represent. But Mr Kejriwal today urged more people to join in, in a u-turn from his own appeal on Monday morning to people to stay away.
6. "Since yesterday no food or water has been allowed to enter the protest site. What message the central government wants to convey? Many people want to come but they are stopped through barricades. Police is carrying people selectively in to the bus and beating them up. Is this called democracy?" Mr Kejriwal said today. 
7. 4000 cops, Rapid Action Force or RAF and several anti-riot vehicles are posted at the venue of the sit-in - just outside Rail Bhavan near India Gate. The police had asked Mr Kejriwal to shift his protest to Jantar Mantar, but their attempts failed.
8. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had asked Mr Kejriwal to wait for an inquiry to be completed for any action against three Delhi Police cops the AAP wants suspended. The Chief Minister has accused the cops of dereliction of duty, for not following the orders of his ministers.
9. Mr Kejriwal says the Delhi government must be given charge of the city's police force which currently reports to the Union government via the Home Ministry. His demand comes after last week's gang-rape of a Danish tourist, and a controversial midnight raid by the Law Minister in a South Delhi neighbourhood.
10. Both the BJP and external ally Congress have severely criticised Mr Kejriwal for his unprecedented protest. The BJP called it "anarchy", the Congress said he was "taking the law in his own hands." Mr Shinde has asked Mr Kejriwal to "maintain the dignity of the Chief Minister's office."