New Delhi: BJP Mayors and senior leaders of the three BJP Municipal Corporations of Delhi beat “Thaali” outside Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal’s residence on Saturday; they demand release of funds “due to the civic bodies”.

The Municipal leaders’ dharna entered its sixth day for seeking release of funds, as they refused to budge. North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash, South Delhi Mayor Anamika and East Delhi Mayor Nirmal Jain had held a joint press conference on Thursday at the sit-in site and said the protest “will continue democratically, so that we can pay salaries to the corporation employees on time”. At a joint press conference, the three Mayors said on Friday they would “run offices” from the protest site from Monday onwards.

The three Mayors have claimed that a total amount of Rs 13,000 crore is due to the North, South and East corporations from the Delhi Government.

The AAP in a statement on Friday hit back, saying that, “Even the Mayors of the BJP-ruled MCDs know that their protest is only an excuse by their high-command to harass CM Aravind Kejriwal and distract from the issue of nationwide farmers protests”.