'Arvind Kejriwal victim of political conspiracy, falsely arrested by ED'

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal alleged on Saturday that her husband was a victim of a “deep political conspiracy” and urged the people to rally behind him or else no educated and honest person would like to join politics.

In her first video message after the Lok Sabha results, she alleged that Kejriwal was arrested by the ED in the excise policy case based on a “false” statement by a witness and repeated the allegations levelled by the Aam Aadmi Party leaders against Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy (MSR), who was recently elected to Lok Sabha on a TDP ticket, and his son Raghava Magunta, an accused-turned-approver.

She said Kejriwal was a normal, educated , patriotic and staunchly honest man, and no educated and honest person in the country will enter politics if Delhi people do not support him.

The ED arrested Arvind Kejriwal based on the statement of TDP MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy (MSR). The Telugu Desam Party is a constituent of the ruling NDA, she said.

She claimed that MSR changed his statement to the ED about his meeting with the Delhi chief minister after his son Raghava Magunta Reddy was arrested and denied bail.

According to Sunita Kejriwal, MSR earlier said that he had met the Delhi chief minister on March 16, 2021, regarding land for a charitable trust he wanted to open in Delhi, but changed his statement on July 17, 2023, following his son’s arrest.