Arvind Kejriwal Leaves Jail After 50 Days, Says "Need To Fight Dictatorship"
NDTV
The court had been hearing arguments by Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest, when it set the cat among the pigeons by noting it would also hear arguments for bail for the AAP leader.
Arvind Kejriwal was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail Friday evening - 50 days after he was jailed on corruption charges linked to the alleged liquor policy scam and hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail till June 1. The Aam Aadmi Party's leader's release means he can now campaign for the AAP and the opposition INDIA bloc in the ongoing election, in which Delhi's seven seats will vote on May 25.
As he walked out of Gate No 4, Mr Kejriwal was welcomed by a mob of flag-waving and slogan-shouting AAP workers, as well as his wife Sunita Kejriwal and senior leaders like Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj, who have emerged as the party's public faces while the Chief Minister was in jail.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was also present.
