In Photos: Delhi Police stop Kejriwal’s march against E20 petrol policy

Delhi Police on Tuesday stopped AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders from marching to the Prime Minister's residence to submit over 2.30 lakh petitions against E20 petrol (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Kejriwal, along with former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, AAP leader Jasmine Shah and other party leaders, sat on the road after being stopped by the police (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The AAP had begun the march with around 100 people to submit the petitions, collected from people across the country, against the government's policy of promoting E20 petrol, alleging that the ethanol-blended fuel was adversely affecting vehicle owners (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The protest comes days after the AAP held an "Ethanol Town Hall" and launched a signature campaign against E20 fuel (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Kejriwal had earlier written to the prime minister seeking an appointment to discuss concerns over ethanol-blended petrol (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

He had also demanded that consumers be given the option to choose between pure petrol and E20 at fuel stations (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Kejriwal alleged that the government was continuing with the policy despite concerns raised by the public (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

He said consumers should have the option to choose between pure petrol and E20, and added that if E20 was being promoted, it should be sold at a lower price (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)