New Delhi: In a press release from the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has arrested him within the excise coverage case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated Saturday that he’s a “man of steel” who can’t be stored imprisoned for too lengthy.
Greater than the message, nonetheless, the highlight was on the messenger, the chief minister’s spouse, Sunita Kejriwal, who learn out the assertion. The Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) streamed her video assertion throughout its social media channels.
“I am Sunita Kejriwal. I am Arvind Kejriwal’s wife. Your son, your brother has sent a message for you from jail,” she stated at first of her assertion, which lasted a bit of over three minutes.
“I want to appeal to all mothers and sisters, have faith in your son and brother. There is no prison that can keep your son and brother inside for too long. I will come out soon and fulfil my promises. Has there been any instance till date when Kejriwal did not fulfil any of his promises? Your son, and brother, is made of steel,” she quoted her husband as having stated.
मुख्यमंत्री @ArvindKejriwal जी ने देशवासियों के लिए Jail से भेजा संदेश:
मुख्यमंत्री जी की धर्मपत्नी @KejriwalSunita जी ने पढ़ा संदेश:
मुझे गिरफ़्तार कर लिया गया है। मैं लोहे का बना हूँ।
मेरे शरीर का एक-एक कण देश के लिए है। मेरा जीवन ही संघर्ष के लिए हुआ है।
कुछ देश के अंदर और… pic.twitter.com/flpap0kasa
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 23, 2024
Arvind Kejriwal and spouse Sunita met on the Lal Bahadur Shastri Nationwide Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie throughout their coaching after clearing the doorway examination for the Indian Income Service (IRS).
A former IRS officer like her husband, Sunita Kejriwal could have campaigned for the AAP up to now, however the occasion’s choice to discipline her in a politically fraught second like this has added a brand new dimension to the continuing saga.
It comes at a time when not simply Kejriwal is in ED custody, however many senior occasion leaders together with former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh — who it was believed may have taken over the reins of the occasion in Kejriwal’s absence — are additionally in jail in reference to the identical excise coverage case.
It’s learnt from AAP sources that for now the concept is to deploy Sunita Kejriwal to make emotional pitches, notably aimed on the occasion’s girls voters, to take advantage of out of, what the AAP feels, was a “foolish move by the BJP to get Kejriwal arrested”.
The occasion’s plan turned evident when, in her video assertion, Sunita Kejriwal additionally sought to guarantee the ladies of Delhi that they shouldn’t be fearful about the way forward for the month-to-month help scheme of Rs 1,000 introduced by the AAP authorities in February.
Though she by no means appeared to harbour political ambitions, Sunita Kejriwal has had a major presence within the AAP’s projection, starting in 2019 after its crushing defeat within the Lok Sabha elections, of Kejriwal as a bhai and beta — an entire household man — to the folks of Delhi.
Be it Lakshmi puja throughout Diwali festivities at residence, or on the sprawling compound of Akshardham temple, Sunita Kejriwal’s presence in AAP’s political messaging has step by step risen. On many events, she posted footage from her social media accounts to strengthen Kejriwal’s household man picture.
Forward of the 2022 Punjab meeting polls, she was additionally seen within the state, canvassing for votes for Bhagwant Mann that put a lid on hypothesis that the AAP chief doubts the comic-turned-politician’s talents.
In the meantime, in his assertion from ED custody, Kejriwal additionally appealed to folks to go to a temple and search blessings for him. He additionally suggested folks to not “hate BJP supporters as they are also our brothers and sisters”.
“I was born to fight. This arrest does not rattle me. There are many more fights lined up for me in the future too…There are many forces inside and outside India that are weakening the country. We need to remain alert to recognise these forces and defeat them,” he was quoted as having stated.
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)
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