Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organized a ‘Walk for Kejriwal’ walkathon on Sunday in support of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in jail in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. The campaign and walkathon took place in Delhi’s CR Park, where AAP supporters carried flags bearing Kejriwal’s photo alongside the slogan ‘Jail ka jawab vote se.’
Atishi, a Delhi minister and AAP leader, stated to ANI, “The people of Delhi have come here to support Arvind Kejriwal. BJP thought if they put Arvind Kejriwal in jail, AAP would not be able to conduct the election campaigns. But, the people of Delhi are campaigning for Arvind Kejriwal.”
Saurabh Bharadwaj, another AAP leader who participated in the walkathon, commented on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demeanor, saying, “We are running a campaign in Delhi called ‘Jail ka jawaab vote se’ against the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Our youth wing, our Lok Sabha candidates from South Delhi and New Delhi have organized a walkathon. PM Narendra Modi is very nervous. The way he has changed his stance in his election rallies makes it clear that even he believes that the opposition is coming to power.”
In a jibe at the BJP, Bharadwaj added, “We have installed a washing machine here, and if you put any corrupt politician in this machine, he comes out clean.”
Arvind Kejriwal has been in Tihar Jail since April 1, following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 in the Delhi excise policy case. The ED recently filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest, stating that he did not cooperate with the agency despite multiple summons.
The ED also claimed to have recovered key evidence directly linking Kejriwal to processes and activities related to the proceeds of crime. Kejriwal had approached the Supreme Court challenging his arrest and subsequent remand in the excise policy case, prompting the apex court to request the Central Agency to file its response to Kejriwal’s plea.