Section 144 prohibits the assembling of a group of people with the mutual intent of deliberate disturbance of the peace. But what Arvind Kejriwal and his group of activist leaders should realise the grief it causes to the daily commuters on the capital's already clogged roads. Wednesday night, commuters were again left to bear the brunt when Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led protesters clashed with the Delhi Police.

AAP's dharna outside Tihar Jail (left) and commuters going home trapped in a traffic jam AAP's dharna outside Tihar Jail (left) and commuters going home trapped in a traffic jam

More than 50 workers including MLAs and other senior leaders from the AAP were arrested from outside Tihar jail. Police have also imposed section 144 outside the jail premises. Senior leaders like Yogendra Yadav, Manish Sisodia were dragged by the police personnel.

Such protests by the AAP are not new in the capital. Commuters were in for a harrowing time just week ago on May 13, when AAP-led protesters blocked the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor outside the Greater Kailash Jal Board office causing massive jams in areas of South Delhi. The 400-odd-protesters, who were reportedly demanding water lines in certain unauthorised colonies like Sangam Vihar, were holding a sit-in on one of the BRT carriageways between Moolchand Hospital and Chirag Delhi, forcing cops to block the arterial road.