"AAP is trying to misguide public...": BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj after SC grants interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi: After the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj said that Aam Aadmi Party is trying to "misguide" Delhi people adding that Arvind Kejriwal's stubbornness is creating a "policy paralysis and constitutional crisis" in the national capital.
The apex court today granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the case in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy, registered by the ED.
"Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been granted interim bail only because one point of law has been referred to the larger bench. A few days ago, ED presented a detailed chargesheet in front of the court. As per that chargesheet, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was the kingpin of the excise policy scam. Today, the Supreme Court has indicated that whenever a constitutional functionary is involved in such a crime, he has to resign from his post. Arvind Kejriwal is trying to misguide everyone. He is not ready to resign. His stubbornness is creating a policy paralysis and constitutional crisis in Delhi," Bansuri said addressing a press conference in Delhi on Friday.
She said that the Supreme Court has not given any relief to Kejriwal as the matter has been referred to a larger bench.
"AAP is trying to misguide the public and media. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea was that the court should declare his arrest illegal. But the Supreme Court has not given him any relief. Now, this matter has been referred to a larger bench," she added.
Aam Aadmi Party on Friday hailed the Supreme Court decision to grant interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on his plea challenging arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the alleged liquor scam case and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for "hatching a conspiracy" against the AAP.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi Minister Atishi asked the BJP to stop hatching a conspiracy against other parties and said that truth can be troubled but not defeated.
"BJP knew that he (Arvind Kejriwal) has been granted bail by the Rouse Avenue Court, they know that he will get bail by the Supreme Court too. That is why, they hatched another conspiracy and the day on which the bail hearing was scheduled to come up before the Supreme Court, they made CBI arrest Arvind Kejriwal a day before that. Why was he arrested by the CBI? Because if he received bail in the ED case, he would come out of jail and work for the people of Delhi 10 times faster," Atishi said.
Atishi asked the BJP why Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI and asked it to "end its arrogance".
"I would like to tell the BJP today, one after the other - every court in this country has exposed your conspiracy... every court is granting bail to Arvind Kejriwal. I would like to tell the BJP, end your arrogance and stop hatching conspiracy against other parties. Truth can be troubled but not defeated," she added.
A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna referred to his petition challenging his arrest by the ED to a larger bench.
Supreme Court while granting interim bail to Kejriwal in the ED case observed that the Delhi Chief Minister has suffered incarceration of 90 days and it's conscious that he is an elected leader. The top court had reserved the verdict on Kejriwal's plea on May 17.
On April 9, the High Court dismissed his plea for release from jail and rejected his argument of political vendetta.
Kejriwal was arrested by ED on March 21 in connection with a money laundering probe relating to alleged irregularities in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy 2021-22.