New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders have hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi liquor policy case.
Manish Sisodia, former Delhi deputy CM and Kejriwal’s close associate said that the verdict has marked the victory of truth over “lies and conspiracies.”
“Today once again truth has won in the fight against lies and conspiracies. I once again pay my tribute to the thinking and foresight of Baba Saheb Ambedkar ji, who 75 years ago had strengthened the common man against any future dictator,” he said in a post on X.
Delhi Education Minister Atishi said, “Satyamev Jayate. Truth can be troubled, but not defeated.”
AAP MP Raghav Chadha welcomed the top court’s order and said that the party missed his leadership.
“Welcome back, Arvind Kejriwal, we missed you! Truth can be troubled but not defeated! Finally, the Honourable Supreme Court has given its decision to release Delhi’s son, Arvind Kejriwal, from the shackles of jail. Thanks to Honorable Supreme Court!,” he said in a post on X.
Kejriwal has been released nearly six months after he was first arrested by ED and two months after being granted bail for that arrest. This bail has made Kejriwal the fifth and most high-profile opposition leader to walk out of jail after being arrested in the case.
On September 5, the bench had reserved the verdict in the case. Earlier, the court had granted interim bail to Kejriwal in the case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. However, his incarceration continued because of the CBI case.
On March 21, the Enforcement Directorate first arrested Kejriwal in connection with the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). On June 26, the CBI arrested the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), while he was in ED custody in the alleged liquor policy scam.
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