AAP M Sanjay Singh said Kejriwal’s message from Tihar jail reaffirms his dedication to Delhi’s people and the nation…reports Asian Lite News
On Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh conveyed a message from incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal: ‘I am Arvind Kejriwal, and I am not a terrorist.’
Singh alleged relentless efforts to demoralise Kejriwal, currently held in Tihar Jail since March 21 in the Delhi excise policy case
Accusing authorities of treating Kejriwal unfairly, Singh denounced it as vendetta politics. Kejriwal’s message, according to Singh, reaffirms his dedication to Delhi’s people and the nation.
Singh, himself released from Tihar Jail on April 4, criticised the protocol of Kejriwal’s meeting with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, seeing it as indicative of PM Modi’s animosity towards Kejriwal.
Singh asserted Kejriwal’s resilience, emphasising that adversity only strengthens him. He highlighted Mann’s emotional reaction during the meeting, portraying it as a collective sentiment against BJP’s tactics.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal has approached a court seeking permission to consult his regular doctor via video conferencing due to fluctuating blood sugar levels.
Special Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file a reply on the application and listed the matter for April 18.
On Monday, Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended CM Kejriwal’s judicial custody till April 23 in the money laundering case related to an alleged excise policy scam being probed by the ED.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo was produced before Judge Baweja on Monday on the expiry of his previously granted 14-day judicial custody.
On Tuesday, Kejriwal’s counsel informed the court that his blood sugar level dropped to 46 and argued that in such circumstances, Kejriwal should be allowed to consult his doctor three times a week via video conferencing.
However, Special Public Prosecutor (ED) Simon Benjamin contended that jail facilities are equipped to provide medical examination, suggesting that Kejriwal could be examined there, and expressed his intent to file a reply on the application.
Sunita to campaign from Gujarat
The Aam Aadmi Party has named Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the list of 40 star campaigners for the Lok Sabha election campaign in Gujarat.
The party has named its major leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Atishi, Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Singh, to woo the voters in the state.
The list also includes Dr Sandeep Pathak, Pankaj Gupta, Raghav Chadha, Satendra Jain, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Kailash Gehlot, Imran Hussain, Aman Arora, Gopal Italia, Isudan Gadhvi, Hemant Khava, Sudhir Vaghani, Alpesh Kathiriya, Rajubhai Solanki, Jagmalbhai Wala, Jewel Vasra, Kailash Gadhvi, Dr Ramesh Patel, Monoj Sorathiya, Sagarbhai Rabari, Pravin Ram, Yuvraj Singh Jadeja, Raju Karpada, Chetan Raval, Gouri Desai, Karshan Bhadarka Bapu, Reshmaben Patel, Naresh Poonabhai Bariya, Niranjan Vasava, Radhika Rathwa, Pankaj Patel, Jayesh Sangada and Ram Dhaduk.
The BJP whitewashed the Congress in the 2014 and 2019 general elections by winning all 26 constituencies in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Gujarat will vote for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in a single phase on May 7 across all the 26 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The counting of votes is slated for June 4.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won all 26 seats with a vote share of 63.1 per cent while the Congress party bagged 32.6 per cent vote share.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party registered victory in all 26 seats with a vote share of 60.1 per cent whereas Congress received 33.5 per cent of votes.