'Corrupt will not be spared...': MoS Bhagirath Choudhary after SC grants interim bail to Delhi CM
Jul 13, 2024
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 13 : The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case related to the now-scrapped excise policy. Reacting to this, Bhagirath Choudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, affirmed that action will be taken against all corrupt individuals, regardless of their party affiliation.
Choudhary stated, "Those who are corrupt will not be spared. PM Modi's vision is to make India corruption-free. Action will be taken against the corrupt from any party." He criticized Kejriwal, alleging a stark transformation from his activist days with Anna Hazare to his current lifestyle. "Kejriwal, who once walked in slippers protesting against Congress, has now spent a fortune on his luxury residence. Be it the liquor scam or Janata clinics, his corrupt practices are evident," Choudhary added.
Choudhary reminisced about the anti-corruption protests led by Anna Hazare and Kejriwal, expressing disappointment in Kejriwal's alleged shift from those ideals. "He may have received interim bail, but once a corrupt leader, always a corrupt leader. These corrupt individuals will face justice. Till they are rooted out, our country cannot progress," he asserted.
Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 for alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, will remain in custody due to a separate arrest by the CBI.
The Supreme Court, while granting interim bail, questioned the ED's consistency in arrests under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta highlighted discrepancies in the ED's actions based on official data.
AAP leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, claimed that the interim bail order validated their stance that the charges against Kejriwal were politically motivated. Singh accused the government of using investigative agencies to target opposition parties and dismantle AAP.
The Supreme Court has directed that the larger bench will hear the grounds of Kejriwal's arrest while granting him interim bail.
