Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail today and said that the AAP chief asked him to actively campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Mann informed reporters that Mr. Kejriwal's health is fine, and he is receiving insulin and undergoing regular check-ups. The Delhi CM asked people not to worry about him and urged them to exercise their franchise during the elections, Mr. Mann said.
This was Mr. Mann's second meeting in jail with Mr. Kejriwal in a fortnight. Mr. Mann told reporters that he met Mr. Kejriwal in the same manner as the first time. "We were separated by an iron mesh. This could be the height of their hatred. Arvind Kejriwal has asked me to tell people not to worry about him and vote. Please vote to save democracy," Mr. Mann said. The Punjab CM said he informed Mr. Kejriwal that he recently visited Gujarat to campaign for the party's candidates in Bharuch and Bhavnagar.
"There was a mind-blowing response. The entire country is saying that whatever happened with Mr. Kejriwal was wrong. I also went to Assam. He asked me to come to Delhi and also campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and wherever I am called," Mr. Mann said. "These elections are not about winning or losing. It is about saving the Constitution and democracy," he added.
Mr. Mann said Mr. Kejriwal also enquired about the wellbeing of his daughter. "We talked about our families. He asked about my daughter Niyamat, who is one month old now. He asked how the farm produce has been in Punjab and if any facilities are being affected due to the Model Code of Conduct," according to Mr. Mann.
"I told him that people are getting all the facilities. I informed him that 158 children from Punjab government schools have cleared the JEE (Mains). This is the first time it has happened. He was quite happy. This was the education revolution of our dreams. He congratulated the teachers, parents, and the children," he added. On Monday, Mr. Kejriwal's wife Sunita and Delhi Minister Atishi met him. Arvind Kejriwal has been lodged in Tihar jail under judicial custody in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case since April 1.
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