Guwahati: After the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Kejriwal's decision to accept bail, suggesting that it lacked self-respect. Sarma expressed that anyone with a semblance of self-respect would have declined such bail, implying that Kejriwal's acceptance showed a lack of shame.
In response, Kejriwal asserted that his party, the AAP, had faced unprecedented harassment in the past 75 years, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for purportedly claiming to combat corruption while allegedly sheltering corrupt individuals within his own party.
During a joint press conference, Kejriwal issued a warning, stating that if the BJP-led NDA were to return to power after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, opposition leaders, including Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee and MK Stalin, would face imprisonment. He highlighted the incarceration of various opposition leaders, implying a trend of targeting dissenting voices.
Kejriwal also questioned the BJP's future leadership, referencing Prime Minister Modi's upcoming 75th birthday and the party's rule of retirement at 75. He speculated that if the BJP formed the government, they might replace Modi with Amit Shah as the Prime Minister.
In a significant relief for Kejriwal, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail until June 1 in the excise policy case. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta extended interim bail to Kejriwal in the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the Delhi excise policy.
Kejriwal's arrest by the ED on March 21 stemmed from a money laundering probe concerning alleged irregularities in the now-defunct Delhi excise policy for the years 2021-22.
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