New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, took to X on Thursday, August 15 and said that the National Flag was not hoisted at the CM's residence on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day. "It is very sad. This dictatorship can keep an elected Chief Minister in jail, but how can it stop the patriotism in the heart," she wrote.
Sunita Kejriwal's tweet in Hindi came in response to Delhi minister Atishi's post in which she questioned how an elected Chief Minister could be framed in a false case and kept in jail for months in Independent India.
Atishi took to X and posted: "No one would have imagined that in independent India, an elected Chief Minister could be falsely accused and imprisoned for months. This Independence Day, let us pledge to keep fighting against dictatorship until our last breath."
आज स्वतंत्रता दिवस है, जब 1947 में भारत को अंग्रेजों की तानाशाही से आज़ादी मिली। सैंकड़ों स्वतंत्रता सैनानियों ने लाठियाँ खायीं, जेल गये और अपनी जान की क़ुर्बानी दी - हमें यह आज़ादी दिलवाने के लिए। उनके सपनों में भी ऐसा विचार नहीं आया होगा कि एक दिन, आज़ाद भारत में, एक चुने हुए… pic.twitter.com/mXwV40eJvp
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) August 15, 2024
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 14, rejected interim bail for Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI), related to the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the CBI in the plea, where he challenged his arrest and sought bail.
The court will now hear the matter on August 23, stating "no interim bail for now". "We are not granting any interim bail. We issue notice," said the Supreme Court bench, led by Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan.
आज CM आवास पर तिरंगा नहीं फहराया गया। बहुत अफ़सोस रहा। यह तानाशाही एक चुने हुए मुख्यमंत्री को जेल में रख सकती है, लेकिन दिल में देशप्रेम को कैसे रोक पाएगी… https://t.co/h9TMWuy7qZ
— Sunita Kejriwal (@KejriwalSunita) August 15, 2024
CM Kejriwal has been behind bars since March 21 on charges related to the liquor and excise duty case, which alleges irregularities and corruption in Delhi's excise policy concerning liquor licensing. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has repeatedly denied all charges and blamed the ruling government for trying to 'destabilise' their administration.
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