Sanjay Singh hits out at PM Modi; alleges Arvind Kejriwal is 'tortured' in Tihar jail
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is being subjected to "torture" inside Tihar jail under the influence of the central government.
The AAP leader also said that the jail administration carried out "inhuman" behaviour and refused to allow Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, to meet him in person.
Speaking at a press conference in the national capital, Sanjay Singh said, "Elected thrice with an overwhelming majority, the Chief Minister of 2 crore people in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, is being 'tortured,' at the behest of the Government of India, at the behest of the Prime Minister of the country."
"Efforts are being made to break his morale and every now and then an attempt is being made to destroy even the minimum rights and facilities available to anyone and all this is being done openly," he said.
Adding further, Sanjay Singh said, "The information I want to give you today may have come for the first time in the history of Tihar Jail. It is an obvious matter, the officials in any administration are pawns who work under the instructions of the higher-ups."
He further questioned and said, "Why was such inhuman behaviour meted out towards him? This inhuman act has been done just to humiliate and discourage Arvind Kejriwal," he claimed.
"I am saying with full responsibility that even the dreaded criminals are allowed to meet in the barrack, but a three-time CM of Delhi is allowed to meet his wife through a window with a glass in between," said the AAP leader.
The Aam Aadmi Party's National Convenor was arrested on March 21 for alleged misdoings in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise policy case under an ongoing money laundering probe by the ED.
The case pertains to alleged irregularities and money laundering in framing and implementing the Delhi excise policy case 2022, which was later scrapped.
The trial court previously remanded Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15, 2024. The case has garnered significant attention, as it intersects with political dynamics and concerns about the integrity of electoral processes. Kejriwal's plea seeks to challenge the legality of his arrest and the grounds on which it was carried out.
- With inputs from agencies
