New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is gearing up for 'Samuhik Upwas' or a collective fasting on Sunday to register is protest against the arrest of party chief and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy scam.

Earlier, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai gave details of the event which, he said, is aimed at showing solidarity for the party chief. The day's itinerary would include a congregation of supporters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and Khatkar Kalan in Punjab, the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, where AAP leaders and party workers would observe mass fast.

All AAP MLAs, office-bearers will assemble at Jantar Mantar at 11 am. The security has been intensified along the roads leading to the protest site as a precautionary measures. Traffic may also be hit in parts of central Delhi due to heavy barricading.

“Alongside 25 states across India, in key international hubs including New York, Boston, Toronto, Washington DC, Melbourne, and London, AAP supporters will extend their support to Kejriwal through community fasting,” Rai said.

Rai also requested those opposed to Kejriwal's arrest and “who want to save the country's democracy” to participate in collective fasts across various locations. These locations can be homes, villages, neighbourhoods, block headquarters, tehsils, districts, and state capitals, he said. The minister also urged people to collectively pray or listen to the devotional song "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" on YouTube, expressing solidarity with Kejriwal.

"Let's sing it collectively. Together, we will pray for Kejriwal ji to receive strength and fight against tyranny while he is in jail. We can fight to bring the truth to light," he added.

The AAP also urged people holding fast to protest Kejriwal’s arrest to send pictures to the website kejriwalkoaashirvaad.com.

AAP is at leggerheads with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has upped ante for Kejriwal's resignation as Delhi chief minister. The Enforcement Directorate also opposed the plea moved by Kejriwal before a city court for more time with his lawyer, saying special privileges cannot be extended to him merely because he wants to run the government from inside the jail.