CM Arvind Kejriwal will function like before, no work of Delhi people will get affected: AAP's Sanjay Singh

Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader in corruption case, sets conditions; AAP MP criticizes BJP, defends Kejriwal.

A day after he walked out of Tihar jail on bail, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday (September 14, 2024) asserted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will continue to function like before and no work of the people of Delhi will get affected.

The Supreme Court granted the AAP national convenor bail on Friday (September 13, 2024) in a corruption case lodged by the CBI in connection with the excise policy ‘scam’. The court, however, set certain conditions, saying Mr. Kejriwal cannot visit his office or the Delhi Secretariat or sign any official file unless absolutely necessary to obtain the lieutenant governor’s (LG) sanction.

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At a press conference here, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh lashed out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded his resignation for sending Mr. Kejriwal to jail in a “fake” case.

He alleged that the BJP was spreading lies that Mr. Kejriwal could not sign files or work as the Chief Minister. “Delhi people will make the BJP lose its deposits in the upcoming assembly polls for shamelessly spreading this lie,” Mr. Singh added.

Mr. Singh said Chief Minister Kejriwal has no portfolio and the ministers concerned sign the files of their respective departments. “Kejriwal signs only those files that need to be sent for the approval of the lieutenant governor,” he added.

“The Supreme Court has not stopped him from signing files going to the LG for his approval. So, Mr. Kejriwal as the Chief Minister will continue to work and fight for the people of Delhi, 100%, as he did in his previous tenure,” Mr. Singh said.