India, Aug. 5 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday was stopped by Delhi Police while marching towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence with around 100 party workers and more than 233,000 petitions seeking the withdrawal of E20-blended petrol. He later staged a brief sit-in before the petitions were handed over to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) through the police.

The party said Kejriwal had sought an appointment with Modi around a month ago to discuss concerns over E20-blended petrol but did not receive a response. According to AAP, the delegation was informed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister would not meet them. Police subsequently received the petitions for onward submission to the PMO, fol...