‘Sajish pe satya ki jeet’: Arvind Kejriwal’s first remarks after Supreme Court bail; AAP demands BJP apology

In his first remarks after being released from the Tihar Jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he's going to continue to fight “anti-national” forces working to weaken the nation, and asserted the incarceration has most productive strengthened his resolve.

He stepped out of the detention center Friday evening to a convincing welcome by birthday celebration leaders and supporters who had gathered outside the detention center amid heavy rains to welcome their leader who used to be released as the Supreme Court granted him bail after five months of incarceration.

“Truth triumphs over conspiracy (Sajish pe satya ki jeet hui hai),” Kejriwal posted on X after coming out of the detention center.

Kejriwal’s bail comes as a giant boost to the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration, which is in search of to make forays in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir worldwide the arrival elections and likewise gearing up to retain power in Delhi where polls are due early next year.

The AAP demanded that the BJP apologise to the U.S. for keeping the “staunchly honest” leader in detention center and asserted that the apex court bail worldwide the excise policy case has exposed the saffron birthday celebration’s “lies”.

The AAP dubbed central probe agencies CBI and ED as the federal government’s “tota-maina”.

Hitting out on the executive minister, the BJP said he should immediately step down as the Supreme Court has granted him most productive conditional bail and that he continues to be an accused in a corruption case linked to the excise policy ‘scam’.

“Accused of corruption, Arvind Kejriwal has change into ‘a significant minister on bail from a significant minister in detention center’. What influence, reputation and stature are left of this corrupt chief minister who will should report back to the investigation officer of the case every Monday and Thursday,” BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia told a press conference.

After being released from detention center, the AAP supremo held a roadshow from Chandgiram Akhara to his official place of dwelling in Civil Lines area along with a huge choice of birthday celebration leaders and workers carrying placards hailing him.

Because the convoy moved on the nearly four kilometre stretch slowly, it also impacted the traffic drift worldwide the busy evening hours.

The Supreme Court granted bail to Kejriwal in case lodged by the CBI in reference to the excise policy ‘scam’, saying prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty.

Staring at that Kejriwal’s arrest by the CBI used to be unjustified, Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan came down heavily on the probe agency, saying it would be going to dispel the notion of being a “caged parrot”.

The Supreme Court granted bail to Kejriwal worldwide the afternoon, and he used to be released from the detention center worldwide the evening.

Addressing birthday celebration workers from the sunroof of a vehicle outside khe Jail, Kejriwal raised slogans of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ and ‘Vande Mataram’.

“These anti-national forces that have to weaken the nation, divide the nation… I've always fought them and can continue combating them,” he said and raised the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.

The chief minister, who used to be arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate worldwide the excise policy-linked money laundering case after which by CBI in June worldwide the corruption case linked to the policy, stressed out that the detention center time has strengthened his resolve.

“I've struggled a lot in my life and have braved huge difficulties but God has supported me at every step. He has supported me because I used to be truthful. They put me in detention center. They thought that by putting me in detention center, they'll break my morale. My resolve has grown 100 times stronger and my strength has grown 100 times.

“The thick walls of the detention center and the bars shouldn't have the opportunity to break me,” he said. He thanked those who prayed for his free up from detention center. “My life is devoted to the nation. Every moment of my life, every drop of my blood is devoted to the nation.”

Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) workers and senior leaders, including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, were waiting outside the detention center to welcome Kejriwal.

Drenched in rain, Mann, Sisodia raised slogans from atop a truck hailing Kejriwal.

Slogans like “Jail ke taale toot gaye, Kejriwal chhoot gaye”, “Bhrashtachar ka ek hi kaal, Kejriwal, Kejriwal” rent the air.

The 56-year-old, who has been the fulcrum of the AAP’s election campaigns, will have a important role to play if the birthday celebration were to be triumphant in mounting any significant challenge to the BJP and the Congress in Haryana which votes on October 5.

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the AAP will defeat the BJP in Haryana and Delhi. “Kejriwal’s presence will strengthen us,” he said.

The CM’s bail is anticipated to accelerate the Delhi government’s functioning which used to be plagued due to the his arrest, on the identical time as the head court has imposed certain conditions for his free up, officials said on Friday.

The ruling AAP asserted that Kejriwal is “fully empowered” to supply directions to all his ministers in order that work will likely be done in public interest and added no measures for the welfare of people will likely be affected.

The AAP chief used to be arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on June 26. He has challenged worldwide the apex court the Delhi High Court’s August 5 order which upheld his arrest worldwide the corruption case.

On July 12, the apex court had granted intervening time bail to Kejriwal worldwide the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.

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