India, April 7 -- justify;">Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has written to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel alleging a "systematic crackdown" on party leaders and workers ahead of local body elections in the state.

In his letter, Kejriwal claimed that 145 FIRs have been registered and more than 160 AAP workers arrested in the past three months. He also cited inputs suggesting a plan to detain a larger number of party members, alleging that such actions were aimed at weakening the party's electoral participation.

The AAP chief further alleged a pattern in recent cases where party workers were booked under serious charges, including attempt to murder, following local altercations. He claimed that in several i...