'Justice Prevails': AAP Leaders Hail SC Verdict For Arvind Kejriwal In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the ED money laundering case. AAP leaders hailed the decision as a "victory for truth and honesty".

Arvind Kejriwal will remain in jail for now in the CBI case against him.

Source : PTI

The Aam Aadmi Party, which has been maintaining that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is a victim of political vendetta, said that the Supreme Court's interim bail is a win for truth and honesty that he has stood by. The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case stemming from the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. However, the relief was only in the Enforcement Directorate case and not the one filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. 

With the bail, AAP leaders are hopeful that Kejriwal will get relief in the CBI case as well. Many took to X to express their joy at the decision. Gujarat AAP leader Manoj Sarothiya said, “Arvind Kejriwal’s honesty won today. The victory of Arvind Kejriwal, an honest leader and the common people of the country, was celebrated in Gujarat in the presence of state president Sudan Gadhvi and Gopal Italia.”

श्री @ArvindKejriwal की की ईमानदारी की आज जीत हुई है।
कट्टर ईमानदार श्री #ArvindKejriwal और देश के आम आदमी की जीत को गुजरात में प्रदेश अध्यक्ष भाई @isudan_gadhvi और भाई @Gopal_Italia की उपस्थिति में कार्यकर्ता संग उत्सव मनाया गया। pic.twitter.com/nwo6qVTql1

— Manoj Sorathiya (@manoj_sorathiya) July 12, 2024

Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the Supreme Court's decision had shocked the BJP leaders. "BJP made a false case of excise policy scam by conspiring against several AAP leaders. They arrested Arvind Kejriwal. Today, the apex court said that this matter be referred to a larger bench so that it can't be found out if his arrest is right or wrong. I think the Supreme Court has given a huge jolt to the BJP. I thank the Court... I think Arvind Kejriwal will get bail in CBI too, and he will be out of jail soon," Cheema said.

#WATCH | On Supreme Court granting interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in ED matter of Excise Policy case, Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema says, "BJP has made a false case of excise policy scam by conspiring against several AAP leaders. They arrested Arvind Kejriwal.… pic.twitter.com/vRMVd6AE9M

— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2024

AAP National General Secretary Organisation and MP Sandeep Pathak reacted by saying that the people of Delhi will be very happy. He added that since BJP couldn't stop the AAP, they jailed the top leaders of the party in the liquor policy case. "I believe that party is not important, the country is. It is very important in the national interest, that a dictator doesn't attempt to finish off a party like this," he told news agency ANI.

#WATCH | On Supreme Court granting interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in ED matter of Excise Policy case, AAP National General Secretary Organisation and MP Sandeep Pathak says, "This is definitely a relief... When they can't stop this party, they jail all the leaders of… pic.twitter.com/iukANuxil2

— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2024

Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, too, said that the judgment was a setback to the BJP. He posted on X, "First Judge Nyay Bindu granted bail in the ED case; now the country's top court has granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal. The court has taught a big lesson to the BJP government at the Centre." He said if the Centre continued to act arbitrarily, its "vanity will be broken".

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पहले जज न्याय बिंदु ने ED मामले में बेल दी, अब देश की सबसे बड़ी अदालत ने अरविंद केजरीवाल जी को अंतरिम जमानत दी।

भाजपा की केंद्र सरकार को बड़ी सीख दी है न्यायालय ने। केंद्र अब भी मनमानी करेगा तो घमंड और टूटेगा।

— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) July 12, 2024

Spokesperson for the Aam Aadmi Party Sanjay Singh took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the court's verdict. He said that the nation was aware of his "dictatorship" and everyone believed that the ED had falsely implicated Kejriwal. 

झूठे केस लगाकर सच को कब तक क़ैद में रखोगे मोदी जी पूरा देश आपकी तानाशाही को देख रहा है।
ED कोर्ट हो या सुप्रीम कोर्ट सब मानते हैं @ArvindKejriwal को ED ने झूठा फँसाया गया है।
सुप्रीम कोर्ट का फ़ैसला सत्य की जीत है।
“तानाशाही मुर्दाबाद”

— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) July 12, 2024

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chaddha said the SC verdict was a victory for justice. “Grateful to the Hon’ble Supreme Court for granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal. Justice prevails,” he posted on X.

Grateful to the Hon’ble Supreme Court for granting interim bail to @ArvindKejriwal. Justice prevails!

सत्यमेव जयते 🙏🏻 https://t.co/VeNq37Pdpz pic.twitter.com/rr6e7vUFZ0

— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) July 12, 2024