AAP launches Satyamev Jayate drive as Sisodia set to begin padayatra today 

AAP launches social media campaign, Satyamev Jayate, ahead of Manish Sisodia's padayatra in Delhi, highlighting alleged harassment by BJP.

A day before former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is set to commence his padayatra in the national capital, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday launched a social media drive, Satyamev Jayate (truth alone triumphs).

The padayatra by the AAP leader has come days after he was released from Tihar Jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in cases linked to the now-withdrawn Delhi excise policy.

The party has tasked him with spearheading its preparations for the Delhi Assembly election early next year.

Launching the social media campaign, Delhi Finance Minister Atishi said all party leaders and workers will use a Satyamev Jayate display picture on their social media handles as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government “has left no stone unturned to harass AAP leaders by keeping them in jail”.

“False cases were filed against AAP leaders and multiple raids were carried out [by Central agencies] on their premises, but they did not find even a rupee of corruption. Still, all senior leaders of the party were put in jail,” she said.

The Central probe agencies had arrested Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Mr. Sisodia, and AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in the excise policy related cases.

While Mr. Singh and Mr. Sisodia are out on bail now, the Chief Minister’s bail plea in a CBI case is pending before the Supreme Court.