Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday broke his silence on the arrest of his health minister. Satyendar Jain, “I have personally studied the matter. This is a completely false case. We do not tolerate corruption, we do not indulge in corruption. We have an honest government. They have been targeted for political reasons.”
The chief minister also expressed confidence in the judiciary, saying that the arrested ministers follow the “path of truth” and will “cleanse”.
The AAP convener lauded Punjab Chief Minister and party colleague Bhagwant Mann for sacking his health minister Vijay Singla, who is now behind bars on corruption charges, slamming Kejriwal for taking action against Jain. The pressure has arrived.
In fact, the political rallies addressed by Kejriwal after Singla’s arrest argued that the move was evidence of “honest government at work” as the alleged demand for the commission was not yet known to various agencies or the media. . In Jain’s case, however, Kejriwal has not only reposed faith in his minister, but has also said that the AAP does not wait for agencies and would have acted if there was any merit in the matter.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s tweet after the minister’s arrest was indicative of the stand of both the party and the government on Jain’s arrest. Coming out in support of his aide, Sisodia had tweeted, “Eight year old false case is being used against Satyendra Jain, he has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate several times. In fact, within a few years, the ED had stopped summoning Jain as he did not have any evidence. Now, as Satyendar Jain is in charge of Himachal Pradesh, the ED has started targeting him.
In the same tweet, Sisodia alleged that Jain’s arrest was triggered by the BJP’s fear of losing Himachal Pradesh and an attempt to ensure that Jains cannot visit the electoral state. However, the minister will soon be set free if the case is false, the deputy CM said. Later, the same evening, AAP’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh held a press conference and termed the arrest as “politically motivated”.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s digital address on January 23, 2022, where he alleged that Narendra Modi The government was planning to arrest Jain just before the Punjab elections, indicating that top party leaders were alert to such a possibility. Kejriwal had further said that AAP welcomes any such move and the central government can send Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), etc., and arrest anyone including them.
Satyendra Jain’s defense of Aam Aadmi Party and Kejriwal came to the fore rising pressure The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress alleged that it is the Delhi CM who has “protected” the minister over the years and demanded Jain’s sacking. Opposition parties have also underlined the dismissal and arrest of Singla, former Punjab health minister on charges of bribery, and argued that Jain should be treated the same way.
BJP has rejected AAP’s claim of ‘political vendetta’. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia asked whether the court has given any relief to Jain and when Kejriwal took action against Singla, why not against Jain?
Whereas it will be the courts that will ultimately decide whether Satyendar Jain is guilty or not various charges In the political theater, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the AAP is drawing not only power but also political capital from three factors: one Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann’s action against its own ministers when presented with “evidence of corruption”. Is. Which AAP uses to embellish its credentials of being an “honest party” that is fast emerging as a national alternative. Second, the failure of the prosecuting agencies to prove the charges leveled against AAP MLAs and ministers after raids and arrests, scores of these MLAs were subsequently acquitted. AAP’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh said on Monday, “The BJP has arrested 34 AAP MLAs in false cases, who were later acquitted by the courts.” And, third, a growing chorus from the opposition to take a joint stand against the misuse of central agencies to set political accounts.
Just a few months ago, the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee Wrote counterparts from non-BJP ruled states and various other opposition leaders to oppose the ruling BJP’s intention to suppress rivals using these central agencies, and received support from Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar.
On Tuesday, Kapil Sibal, who recently quit Congress to become an independent MP with the support of Samajwadi Party, tweeted, “Satyendra Jain arrested under PMLA for alleged money laundering. PMLA is being misused on a large scale. A weapon that often serves political purposes, not legal ones.”
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