‘Going back to jail to save country from dictatorship,’ says Kejriwal day before interim bail ends
The Delhi chief minister, who was released from Tihar prison in view of the Lok Sabha polls, had been directed to surrender to the authorities on June 2.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is expected to return to prison on June 2 after three weeks of being out on interim bail, said on Friday that his spirits were high and that he would not step down from his post even if tortured, reported ANI.
The Aam Aadmi Party chief was released from Delhi’s Tihar jail on May 10, after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in the liquor policy case, to allow him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
The court had directed Kejriwal to surrender to the jail authorities on June 2, a day after the seventh and final phase of polling for the general elections. He had been arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate.
Addressing a virtual press conference on Friday, Kejriwal said he was proud to be “going back to jail to save this country from dictatorship”.
“It is possible they may torture me more, but I will not bow down,” he added.
Recounting his experience in prison, the Delhi chief minister said: “They tried to break me. They stopped my medicines while I was in jail.” He added that he had lost six kilograms after his arrest.
“I have not gained weight after coming out of jail,” Kejriwal added, hinting that his alleged weight loss might...
