‘What is his fault? What PM Modi wants?’ : Bhagwant Mann after meeting Kejriwal in Tihar jail
Bhagwant Mann-Arvind Kejriwal meet: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is lodged here after he was arrested by ED in the Delhi Excise Policy case.
The meeting took place in the ‘mulakat jangla’ - a room within the jail that features an iron mesh separating the inmate from the visitor.
After the meeting with Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann says, "It was very sad to see that he is not getting the facilities which are available even to hardcore criminals. What is his fault? You are treating him as if you have caught one of the biggest terrorists in the country. What does PM Modi want?”
#WATCH | Delhi: After meeting AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "It was very sad to see that he isn't getting the facilities which are available even to hardcore criminals. What's his fault? You're treating him as if you have… https://t.co/HA4Xu1a1lE pic.twitter.com/HkihsLbPMK — ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2024
Mentioning Arvind Kejriwal as “kattar imaandaar,” who started the politics of transparency and ended the BJP's politics is being treated like this.
Mann further said, “When I asked about how he has been doing, he said forget about me tell me how things are going in Punjab? Because we do the politics of 'work'...AAP is a disciplined group, we all are together and standing firm with Arvind Kejriwal. When the results will be announced on June 4, AAP will rise as a big political power."
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The Aam Aadmi Party's National Convenor was arrested on March 21 for alleged misdoings in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise policy case under an ongoing money laundering probe by the ED.
The case pertains to alleged irregularities and money laundering in framing and implementing the Delhi excise policy case 2022, which was later scrapped.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, contesting his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case today.
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- With inputs from agencies
