AAP should not rush to celebrate Kejriwal's bail, says BJP's Shazia Ilmi
Sep 13, 2024
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 13 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi said that the Aam Admi Party (AAP) should not rush to celebrate, hours after the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy case.
Shazia Ilmi further said that the AAP supreme has not been acquitted of charges of corruption and the trial will start soon.
"AAP should not rush to celebrate it. He (Arvind Kejriwal) has not gotten bail on the basis of his case but as a civil right. The trial will start soon. He has not been acquitted of the charges of corruption...," Shazia Ilmi told ANI in Srinagar.
On Congress' allegations against the BJP amid the Sanjauli Mosque row, she said, "Himachal Pradesh Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister Aniruddh Singh has said that it is an illegal construction. So, is Congress trying to say that its minister is working with the BJP? Congress is confused in this matter...They are talking ill about their own minister regarding this matter."
The apex court granted bail to the Delhi CM earlier in the day, saying prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty. The court also put certain conditions on Kejriwal's release, including that he shall not make any public comments about the case and shall be present for all hearings before the trial court unless exempted.
Meanwhile, AAP called it a huge day for the party as well as the whole nation and dubbed the SC's decision to grant bail to Kejriwal the "victory of truth."
Addressing a press conference in the national capital, AAP National General Secretary (Organisations) Sandeep Pathak said, "This is a huge day, not just for the party, but for the whole nation and every person who has faith in the republic and judicial process. This is the victory of the truth and I hope this remains the same in the future also. We welcome the court's decision."
However, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mocked the Delhi CM, saying that the 'jail wala' CM has become a 'bail wala' CM now.
"The Supreme Court has shown a mirror to 'kattar beimaan' AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal once again. He has got conditional bail. The 'jail wala' CM is now a 'bail wala' CM," BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said while addressing a press conference earlier in the day.
Kejriwal was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement on March 21, 2024, in connection with a money laundering case relating to alleged irregularities in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy 2021-22. On June 26, 2024, AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by CBI while he was in ED custody in the excise case.
