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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal issues a video statement on behalf of him for Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi addresses the media during a press
the MLAs of Delhi on Thursday (ANI) conference in New Delhi on Friday (ANI)

As a controversy erupted after munication with the chief minister is the post of Chief Minister. During The petitioner can approach the
the picture of jailed chief minister continuing due to her presence,” he the arguments, the bench of Justice Lieutenant Governor with the griev-
Arvind Kejriwal placed between added. Manmohan and Justice Manmeet ance raised in the petition,” said Del-
Bhagat Singh and BR Ambedkar In an related development, the Pritam Singh Arora made oral obser- hi HC.
went viral during a video briefing of Delhi High Court on Thursday re- vations and stated that, at times, per- The plea moved by the Hindu
Sunita Kejriwal, Jagmohan Singh, fused to entertain another Public In- sonal interest has to be subordinate Sena organization stated that the
the nephew of Bhagat Singh said that terest Litigation (PIL) seeking direc- to national interest. Constitution of India did not visual-
the ‘biggest threat to ideals of the tion to remove Arvind Kejriwal from “We do not administer the state. ize a situation where in the event of
freedom fighters is the present gov- arrest, the Chief Minister can run his
ernment at the Centre’. government either from judicial cus-
“If he (Arvind Kejriwal) puts his tody or from Police custody.
photo with them (BR Ambedkar and US questioned on silence on arrest of Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Par-
Bhagat Singh), the people will ask Pakistan’s opposition leaders ty leader and Delhi Minister Atishi
him about what he did to take for- on Tuesday alleged that she was ap-
ward their ideals, but I believe that he US Department of State spokesperson Mathew Miller was put proached by the Bharatiya Janata
the biggest attack on their ideals is on the spot during a press briefing on Wednesday when a journalist Party to join them or else she’d be
being done by the present govern- Tquestioned him on the state department taking a stand on the arrest arrested by the Enforcement Direc-
ment. They want to remove opposi- of Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal but not doing the same on torate in the coming days. While ad-
tion by dividing the people based on arrests of Pakistani opposition leaders. dressing a press conference here, the
several things,” Jagmohan Singh said. Mathew Miller refused to categories both cases into one and said that AAP leader said, “The BJP, through
He further said that the way the one of my close aides, approached
current government led by Prime the US wanted to see everyone in Pakistan treated with consistent rule of law me to join their party to save my po-
and human rights. “I would not agree with that characterization. We have
Minister Narendra Modi is running made clear on a number of occasions that we want to see everyone in Paki- litical career, and if I do not join the
reminds him of British rule. “This is stan treated consistent with the rule of law, treated with respect for human BJP, then in the coming month, I will
the time that reminds us for which rights, as is our position with respect to any country in the world,” Miller said. be arrested by the ED.”
type of India, we fought. The visions Last week, US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller was The party is gearing up to take
of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh asked about his response to India’s summoning US diplomat over com- on the BJP.
were very clear. But currently, there ments on Delhi CM Kejriwal’s arrest and freezing of Congress party’s bank Aam Aadmi Party media conve-
is danger over democracy. If you try accounts, to which he said that they are following these actions closely. nor in Karnataka, Jagdish V Sadam
to remove the whole opposition from On Tuesday, highlighting on US, Germany and the UN envoys mak- said that all the Indians are coming
the battleground, it is a horrifying sit- ing political remarks over Indian politics after Chief Minister Arvind together to end Bharatiya Janata
uation for democracy. The situation Kejriwal’s arrest, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar used the word Party’s rule at the Centre on April
prevailing in the country reminds me “Maryada”, saying that we are sovereign countries and should not be in- 7. Sadam said the party will go on a
of British rule as the government is terfering in each other’s internal affairs. hunger strike across the country on
doing the same by sending the op- Speaking at a press conference in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, EAM Jais- April 7 to protest against the “dicta-
position behind the bar without any hankar emphasized that these are old and bad habits. “...These are old torial attitude” of the central govern-
rule. and whoever will fight against it, habits. These are bad habits...The word I use is ‘Maryada’ among coun- ment. AAP leaders and volunteers
I will salute him/her,” he added. tries, we are sovereign countries. We should not be interfering in each will also participate in the hunger
Also, Delhi Minister Saurabh strike from 6 am to 6 pm at Freedom
Bharadwaj said that Arvind Kejriw- other’s internal affairs. We should not be passing comments about each Park in the city.
other’s politics,” he said.
al’s wife Sunita acts as a glue in AAP He further underscored that they have told the diplomats of these Taking the attack on the Cen-
and as she is allowed to meet the countries that India strongly objects to this. “Because once, if this be- tre further, the AAP leader further
chief minister in jail, she takes Del- comes a rule, where do you stop? So, we have been, in the cases where it said that the case against Kejriwal is
hi’s issues to Kejriwal and his issues has happened, we have told the diplomats of that country very clearly that “false” and BJP needs to be taught a
to the party. we take very strong objection to it,” Jaishankar said. “lesson in the people’s court.”
“Although Sunita Kejriwal is not With voting for the general elec-
He further said that other countries do not hold any right to comment
a party member even then as a family on another country’s politics. tions set to begin on April 19, AAP is
member it is advantage that the com- working hard to take fight to BJP’s side.

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