Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel thanks SC, calls Sisodia's release from jail "victory of justice"

New Delhi [India], August 9 : Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel thanked the Supreme Court on Friday after AAP leader Manish Sisodia was granted bail in the money laundering case linked to Delhi's excise policy scam.
Sisodia walked out of Delhi's Tihar jail on Friday evening after spending almost 18 months in prison.
While speaking to reporters on Friday as he arrived at the Delhi CM's residence, Speaker Goel dubbed Sisodia's release from jail as a "victory of justice".
"This is the victory of justice. We are very thankful to the Supreme Court," Goel said.
AAP leaders Atishi and Sanjay Singh among others accompanied the former Deputy CM as he walked out of jail. Members of RWA wing of AAP and party workers were pictured outside Tihar Jail celebrating as Sisodia was released.
Sisodia credited the Constitution written by Babasaheb Ambedkar for his release and exuded confidence that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will also walk out of jail soon.
"I have come out of jail due to your love, God's blessings and power of truth, and biggest of all, the dream of Babasaheb that if any dictatorial government comes to power and puts Opposition leaders behind bars by forming dictatorial laws, then this country's Constitution will protect them," Sisodia said as he addressed the party workers soon after coming out of jail.
"I assure you that with this power of the Constitution, Arvind Kejriwal will come out of jail as well," he added.
A bench of justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order granting bail to Sisodia and also imposed various conditions including surrendering the passport and not influencing witnesses.
The former Deputy CM was arrested by the CBI in Februray 2023 in connection with the alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi's excise policy.