Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gained popularity and acceptance among the masses through its "people-centric" and "work-centric" politics. He stated that the party workers should be ready "to go to jail for the paths we have chosen for the public good."
Addressing party leaders at the National Council meetings virtually, the AAP supremo also said he was "proud" of the five party leaders who are in jail in cases linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.
"If you talk about giving good education to children and treating the poor for free, then you will have to go to jail and we have to be ready for it," Kejriwal said.
The Delhi Chief Minister's remarks came as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned him to appear before the central agency on January 3 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy.
"I think we are facing a struggle, but there's no need for us to be saddened. Our five leaders who are in jail today are our heroes. We are very proud of all of them," Kejriwal said.
He said he was "continuously in touch" with the lawyers. "It's a very good thing that even while in jail, all our leaders' spirits are still very high," the Chief Minister asserted.
The AAP chief noted that his party has risen in politics within a few years as it "focused on things no other parties focused on".
"We started talking about education, health, electricity, inflation, and employment, which no other party had ever done. For the first time in the country, people got a real alternative to these parties, and people started liking the politics of work," he said.
He added, "If we were not successful and did not do anything good, then none of our party leaders would have gone to jail and everyone would have been happy with their families today."
The ED issued a third summons to Kejriwal on December 22, asking him to appear before the agency on January 3. He had skipped the previous two summonses.
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Jan 1, 2024
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