Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Back In Tihar As Interim Bail Relief Ends

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal surrendered to Tihar Jail after his interim bail expired. Before surrendering, he visited Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat and the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned to Tihar Jail as his 21-day interim bail relief expired on Sunday. Before surrendering he visited Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat and the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place. According to Tihar sources, after Arvind Kejriwal reaches jail, he will be presented before the Rouse Avenue Court via video conferencing. As per the rules, whenever an accused surrenders, they must be presented in court to inform the court that the accused has surrendered.

Ahead of surrendering today, Arvind Kejriwal thanked the Supreme Court for granting him a 21-day interim bail, allowing him to campaign for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. "On the orders of the Honorable Supreme Court, I came out for 21 days for election campaigning. Many thanks to the Honorable Supreme Court," he wrote on X.

Arvind Kejriwal Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi At Rajghat, Delhi BJP Stages Protest

Delhi CM Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal, Delhi ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gahlot, and other AAP leaders paid 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 elections on May 10.

Notably, BJP leaders including Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva detained by police for protesting against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, outside Rajghat.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his wife Sunita Kejriwal also offered prayers at Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place.

Virendraa Sachdeva told news agency ANI, "He removed Mahatma Gandhi's portrait from his office and is now visiting Rajghat. The people of Delhi are suffering because of water shortage and he is doing drama here. We will protest against Arvind Kejriwal."

The Aam Aadmi Party supremo was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged irregularities in the implementation of excise policy in Delhi.