Arvind Kejriwal’s wife and a former IRS officer, Sunita Kejriwal, today read out a message from the Delhi Chief Minister who has been arrested in a corruption case linked to the Delhi liquor policy. In the message, Mr Kejriwal urged everyone to continue working for the society and not hate anyone, even those from the ruling BJP which the Aam Aadmi Party allege are misusing the probe agencies.
“Continue working for the society. Do not hate the people from BJP. They are all our brothers and sisters,” Sunita Kejriwal said reading out the AAP leader’s message.
“There are several forces within and outside India that are weakening the country. We have to be alert, identify these forces and defeat them. Women in Delhi must be thinking that Kejriwal is behind bars. Who knows if they would get Rs 1000. I appeal to them to trust their brother, their son. There is no jail that can keep him behind bars for long. I will come out soon and keep my promise,” the Delhi Chief Minister added in his message.
देशवासियों के लिए जेल से अरविंद केजरीवाल का संदेश। https://t.co/Q9K6JjSjke
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 23, 2024
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested Thursday evening hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from arrest. A team of 12 officials rushed to his residence, where they questioned him, seized documents and other materials, and then, at 9 pm, arrested the three-time Chief Minister.
Mr Kejriwal has been arrested in the Delhi liquor policy scam case; the central agency has accused the AAP leader of being a “conspirator”. The ED believes the now-scrapped policy provided an impossibly high profit margin of nearly 185 per cent for retailers and 12 per cent for wholesalers.
The AAP has insisted that Mr Kejriwal will function as the head of government, even if it meant doing so from inside jail.