INDIA bloc leaders rally for Arvind Kejriwal's release

In a resounding display of solidarity, the INDIA bloc staged a significant protest at Jantar Mantar, demanding the immediate release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

- AIMAN FATIMA

This protest, uniting various political parties including AAP, Congress, SP, CPI, CPIML, Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction), CPM, and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), emerged as a robust critique of the Modi government’s handling of the Delhi CM’s arrest and health.

The demonstrators voiced strong objections to what they described as the illegal arrest and mistreatment of Kejriwal. They alleged that his arrest was part of a larger political conspiracy. The rally also saw simultaneous protests across several states, including Assam, Rajasthan, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Himachal Pradesh.

Sunita Kejriwal, the Chief Minister’s wife, highlighted the alleged dangers to her husband’s health. “Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been put in jail as part of a deep political conspiracy,” she asserted. Sunita claimed that Kejriwal’s arrest was based on a false statement made under duress and that subsequent legal manoeuvres aimed to keep him incarcerated. She criticised the handling of Kejriwal’s diabetes, stating: “His sugar level remains continuously low; it has gone below 50 mg/dL five times while he was sleeping at night.”