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In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court has granted him interim bail till June 1 to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Delhi votes for the seven Lok Sabha seats on May 25 .
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, will have to surrender and go back to jail on June 2.
AAP welcomed the Supreme Court decision on Friday to grant interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said truth can be troubled but not defeated.
In a major relief to Kejriwal, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail till June 1 to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. “Truth can be troubled but not defeated. The decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court is welcome. The dictatorship will end. Satyamev Jayate,” AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said in a post in Hindi on X.
सत्य परेशान हो सकता है पराजित नही।
मा.सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के फ़ैसले का स्वागत है।
तानाशाही का अंत होगा।
सत्यमेव जयते।
देश देखेगा केजरीवाल का कमाल— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) May 10, 2024
AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak told PTI, “We welcome the Supreme Court order. Satyamev Jayete! The dictatorship will end.”
The bench refused the request of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, that the interim bail be granted till June 5.
June 1 is the last day of the seven-phase elections. The votes will be counted on June 4.
