‘Will defeat BJP in Haryana, Delhi polls,’ says AAP after Kejriwal’s bail
The Supreme Court did not agree with the Central Bureau of Investigation’s position that the Aam Aadmi Party chief be relegated to the trial court to seek bail.
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The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said it would defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Haryana Assembly polls next month and in the Delhi Assembly elections slated for February, reported The Indian Express.
This came after the Supreme Court granted bail to party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. He was released from Tihar Jail in the capital at around 6:25 pm after about five months in prison.
The Supreme Court did not agree with the Central Bureau of Investigation’s position that Kejriwal be asked to approach the trial court for bail, reported Live Law.
This was because the Delhi High Court had heard the case when approached by the chief minister and did not relegate him to the trial court.
All Aam Aadmi Party leaders who were arrested in the excise policy case have now received bail. Kejriwal will join the party’s Haryana polls campaign.
“People want to bring us to power and we will win the polls,” said Sushil Gupta, the Aam Aadmi Party’s state unit chief, to PTI.
Haryana will head for the polls on October 5. The counting of votes will take place on October 8, alongside that of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
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