Arvind Kejriwal Is Humiliated In Jail: Delhi Min Saurabh Bharadwaj

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday alleged that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is facing humiliation in the Tihar Jail. 

Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that many ministers have been imprisoned and the laws have been the same for them. However, Arvind Kejriwal is facing humiliation and mental pressure.

Bharadwaj also responded to the arrest of the AAP funds manager for the Goa assembly polls, Chanpreet Singh. He stated "The people do not believe that AAP is involved in corruption. That's why, the BJP is coming up with different tactics to malign AAP."

#WATCH | Delhi: On ED arresting Chanpreet Singh, who allegedly 'managed' the AAP funds for the Goa assembly elections, Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "...The people do not believe that AAP is involved in corruption... That's why, the BJP is coming up with… pic.twitter.com/xxbb5BAQqF

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The Rouse Avenue Court extended Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody for eight days till April 23. Arvind Kejriwal was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court via video conferencing from the Tihar Jail on Monday.

The Delhi High Court dismissed Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest on April 9, Tuesday. A single-judge bench led by Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma ruled that the Enforcement Directorate possessed sufficient evidence to arrest Arvind Kejriwal. Moreover, it also ruled that CM Arvind Kejriwal will not enjoy any special privileges as the judges as bound by the law and not politics. 

The authorities shifted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to Tihar Jail and lodged him in jail number two following the orders of Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court which granted Judicial custody of 15 days to Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Liquorgate case on April 1, Monday. Previously, Kejriwal was under the Enforcement Directorate's custody in the Delhi excise policy case since his arrest.

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal from his residence in connection with the Delhi Liquorgate case. He was arrested following search operations and Interrogations conducted by the ED at his residence on March 21, Thursday.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh walked out of the Tihar jail on April 3, Wednesday as the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted him bail as the ED failed to recover money pertinent to the scam. Moreover, he was arrested on October 4, 2023. However, the bail order is not precedent.