Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat on Sunday before visiting the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place and ultimately surrendering at Tihar Jail. Accompanying him were his wife Sunita Kejriwal, Delhi ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Raghav Chadha, Kailash Gahlot, and other AAP leaders.
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#WATCH | Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal and AAP leaders pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat ahead of Arvind Kejriwal’s surrender at the Tihar Jail at the end of his interim bail by Supreme Court to campaign for the Lok Sabha… pic.twitter.com/YRADGkbQqE
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Kejriwal, who was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court for campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections until May 10, was ordered to surrender to Tihar Jail on June 2. Expressing gratitude to the Supreme Court for the interim bail, Kejriwal acknowledged, “I came out for an election campaign for 21 days on the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. I am very grateful to the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Today I will surrender by going to Tihar.”
Detailing his itinerary for the day, Kejriwal shared, “I will leave home at 3 pm. First, I will go to Rajghat and pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. From there, I will go to the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place to seek the blessings of Hanuman Ji. And from there, I will go to the party office and meet all the workers and party leaders. From there, I will again leave for Tihar.” He concluded with a message to his supporters, saying, “All of you take care of yourselves. If you are happy, then your Kejriwal will also be happy in jail.”
Despite his earlier plea for an extension of interim bail being rejected by the Supreme Court, and the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court reserving the order on his interim bail plea due to medical reasons in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam, Kejriwal remained resolute. He posted an emotional video message, stating, “The 21 days are getting over; I have to surrender. I don’t know how long they will keep me in jail this time. But my spirits are high. I am going to jail to save the country from dictatorship. I am proud of this. They tried to break me many times, tried to make me bow down but I didn’t.”
Arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in connection with a money laundering investigation concerning alleged irregularities in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy 2021-22, Kejriwal’s legal battles have continued unabated.