Arvind Kejriwal has targeted the Centre for not opening the Shaheen Bagh stretch of road. (PTI)

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal targeted the BJP over the ongoing Shaheen Bagh protest against Citizenship Act and said the Centre is blocking the road to use it for the upcoming Delhi elections.

Kejriwal on Monday alleged that the BJP does not want to open the Shaheen Bagh stretch of the Kalindi Kunj road where anti-CAA protests are going on for over a month as the saffron party is doing "dirty politics" over it.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief said law and order in the national capital entirely lies with the Centre and "if they are saying that they need permission from me, I am giving them permission, open the road in one hour".

"I can give you this in writing, BJP does not want to open the route in Shaheen Bagh. The Shaheen Bagh route will remain closed till February 8 (election day) and it will open February 9," Kejriwal told reporters.

Kejriwal further alleged that the BJP just knows how to do "dirty politics over everything".

On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah targeted the Shaheen Bagh protest and asked voters to press the EVM button for BJP with such force that the currents are felt in Shaheen Bagh.

Amit Shah said that voting for the BJP in Delhi polls will prevent "thousands of incidents like Shaheen Bagh".

Campaigning for the BJP candidate in Babarpur constituency, Amit Shah said, "Your vote to BJP candidate will make Delhi and the country safe and prevent thousands of incidents like Shaheen Bagh."

"When you press the button (of EVM) on February 8, do so with such anger that its current (poll result) is felt at Shaheen Bagh," Amit Shah said on Sunday.

Several hundreds of women in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area have erected tents on the road and have led the continued protests against CAA and NRC for over a month.

The protest, supported by people from different fields including politicians, Bollywood actors and academicians, has emerged as a symbol of anti-CAA agitation in the country.

(With PTI inputs)