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DELHI POLITICS

AAP TAKES

ON BJP

With Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal running the Delhi government from jail,

Aam Aadmi Party’s leaders come together to challenge the ruling party in the national
capital and strengthen the INDIA bloc

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
ust as the country prepares to go
to general elections, the politics
Jin the national capital is heating
up. This week, just after walking out
of jail, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay
Singh said it was not the time to cel-
ebrate but to “fight” as other AAP
leaders including the “topmost lead-
er” Arvind Kejriwal are in jail. Singh,
who has been in jail in connection with
the alleged excise policy case for over
six months, was released on Wednes-
day from Tihar jail after the Supreme
Court granted him bail a day earlier.
“This is not a time of celebra-
tion but a time of war. We all have to
struggle together. The topmost lead-
er of our party, Arvind Kejriwal, is in
jail. Manish Sisodia and Satyendar
Jain are also in jail. We have a long
fight ahead,” he said.
“We have to go amongst the AAP MP Sanjay Singh with party leaders Gopal Rai, Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj and others after being released from Tihar Jail, at the party
people of Delhi, wherever the AAP office in New Delhi on Wednesday (ANI)
candidates and the INDIA bloc can-
didates are fighting in the upcoming er was seen climbing atop a vehicle out. What made the video statement “I am not just talking about solv-
general elections. We have to work parked outside the jail and address- noteworthy was the background, in ing their government problems. We
hard to defeat the dictatorial govern- ing the supporters gathered there. which a photo of the Delhi Chief should solve other problems too.
ment. We have to throw them out of Singh was granted bail by the Su- Minister behind bars was placed in Delhi’s two crore people are my fam-
power,” he added. He further stated preme Court in the money launder- between the portraits of BR Ambed- ily. No one should be unhappy be-
that he has to work on the election ing case related to the Delhi excise kar and Bhagat Singh. cause of me. God bless all of them.
strategy and roadmap. He ensured policy scam earlier on Tuesday. “Just because I am in jail, the Jai Hind,” Kejriwal added.
support for the candidates from On Thursday, Delhi Chief Min- people of Delhi should not suffer Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Ke-
the INDIA bloc. “Let’s get ready to ister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita in any way. Every MLA should visit jriwal has been sent to judicial custo-
fight,” he said. Kejriwal, read out a message from their area every day and discuss peo- dy till April 15 after he was produced
Singh was welcomed by loud her husband asking his MLAs to vis- ple’s problems and sort them out,” before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja
cheers and slogans as soon as he it their areas every day and discuss Kejriwal said in his letter read out by at Rouse Avenue Court on Monday.
walked out of jail. The AAP lead- people’s problems and sort them his wife in a video statement. Continued on next page... >>

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