New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal surrendered at the Tihar jail on Sunday, Aam Aadmi Party National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar lambasted BJP saying that our leaders are jailed because the BJP has made amendments to the laws that anyone can be put into jail without any proof.
Speaking to ANI, Priyanka Kakkar said, "Our leaders are jailed because the BJP has made amendments to the laws that anyone can be put into jail without any proof. This is quite dangerous for the nation and the democracy."
"We have been struggling since the beginning. Our party has been struggling to solve the issues of the people and to provide facilities. Everybody knows that there has been no recovery of even a single penny in the so-called liquor scam. PM Narendra Modi in an interview also accepted the fact that the ED has not been able to recover anything. Despite that, our CM and other leaders have been kept in jail," Kakkar further said.
Calling exit polls "Modi's polls," Priyanka Kakkar said that they will be ahead in Janta's poll.
When asked about the future strategies of the party, Kakkar said that they are on the path of truth and are hopeful of getting justice from the Apex Court. "We are not afraid to go to jail. We are on the path of truth and the path of truth is always tough. We will struggle and we are hopeful that we will get justice from the Supreme Court."
Meanwhile, Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj also commented on Arvind Kejriwal going to jail and said, "Chief Minister said that he doesn't know how long will it take (for him to come out), and we have to protect the Government, party and the country..."
Earlier, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal surrendered at the Tihar jail after the 21-day interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court ended on Sunday.
The wife of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Sunita Kejriwal, and daughter Harshita Kejriwal also accompanied him to jail.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Sunday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till June 5, 2024.
Ahead of his scheduled surrender before the Tihar Jail authorities, the Delhi Chief Minister addressed the Aam Aadmi Party workers.
"Bhagat Singh said that when power becomes a dictatorship, then jail becomes a responsibility. Bhagat Singh was hanged to free the country. This time, when I am going to jail, I don't know when I will come back. I don't know what they will do with me? If Bhagat Singh was hanged, I am also ready to be hanged. My every drop of blood, my life is dedicated to this country," Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 in connection with a money laundering probe relating to alleged irregularities in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy 2021-22.
On May 10, the Supreme Court granted Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 in the money laundering case registered by the ED in connection with the Delhi excise policy. However, it ordered that Kejriwal not visit the Office of the Chief Minister or the Delhi Secretariat. (ANI)
