Clashes occurred in Ludhiana, Punjab, between workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during protests against the arrest of cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora. BJP leaders accused the police of acting in favor of AAP, while AAP alleged that the central government is using agencies to destabilize its governance in Punjab. The BJP's district president, Rajnish Dhiman, claimed that AAP workers attacked BJP activists and criticized the local administration's handling of law and order. In response to the violence, the BJP announced plans for a protest outside the Ludhiana police commissioner's office, where they intend to lock the main gate symbolically. AAP district president Jatinder Singh Khangura countered these claims, asserting that the actions against Arora were politically motivated, particularly after he refused to join the BJP. Both parties are calling for impartial investigations into the events.