Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal surrendered at the Tihar jail after his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court ended on June 1.
Welcome to our live coverage of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s surrender at Tihar Jail today. Kejriwal, who was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on May 10, surrendered himself a day after the voting for Lok Sabha elections concluded on Saturday. The bail was granted to allow the AAP supremo to campaign in the elections amid ongoing legal battles over a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.…Read More
Arvind Kejriwal, who has been the chief minister of Delhi for nearly a decade, began his political career as an anti-corruption crusader. However, his government faced accusations of corruption following the implementation of a policy to liberalise liquor sales in 2021, which was later withdrawn amid a probe that resulted in the imprisonment of two AAP leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh.
Ahead of surrendering at Tihar prison, Arvind Kejriwal paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat, offered prayers at Hanuman temple and addressed party workers at AAP headquarters in Delhi. “All of you take care of yourselves,” he said on X. “I will take care of you all in jail. If you are happy, then your Kejriwal will also be happy in jail.”
Stay tuned as we bring you real-time updates on Arvind Kejriwal’s surrender and the reactions from across the political spectrum.
