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| Arvind Kejriwal In Tihar Jail; |
| Arvind Kejriwal In Tihar Jail; He Refused to Give Bail Bond in Defamation Case
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| INDIA
, 21-May-2014
9:9:58 AM |
| Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of the Aam Aadmi Party, was today arrested and taken to Delhi's Tihar jail after he refused to post bail in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. He is likely to remain in jail at least till Friday, when the court hears the case next
Mr Kejriwal, 45, had refused to pay a bail bond of Rs 10,000. (Nitin Gadkari slaps defamation notice on Arvind Kejriwal) His party members protested outside the prison.
In a Delhi court today, Mr Kejriwal declared that he would not give a bail bond on principle, which had the judge asking whether he was looking for exceptional treatment. (Also Read: Single Seat for AAP, But Not A Complete Loss)
"When you are representing AAP, we expect you to behave like an Aam Aadmi. Let the procedure be same for everyone. Is there a problem in furnishing a bail bond?" the magistrate question, adding, "What you are asking for is differential treatment." (Delhi court summons Kejriwal in criminal defamation case)
Mr Kejriwal replied that it was a political case and he had not committed any crime.
"I am ready to go to jail. We are setting precedence. I am not saying that give this treatment only to me. Give it to all," said the anti-corruption campaigner.
The AAP chief was summoned on February 28 based on a complaint by Mr Gadkari, who had been included by Mr Kejriwal's party in a list of "India's most corrupt" in January.
After his arrest, AAP leader Somnath Bharti, a former Delhi Law Minister, tweeted, "First victim of acchhe din @ArvindKejriwal arrested in defamation case by Sri gadkari. Strange manifestation of acchhe din."
This morning, the AAP chief said he was ready for fresh polls in the capital and apologized to the people of Delhi for quitting as chief minister after just 49 days, over the Jan Lokpal Bill. "People didn't understand that we had taken a moral stand. They are angry with us and think we left mid-way," Mr Kejriwal said.
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