New Delhi: After the complete debacle of AAP in the Lok Sabha election held recently, once again AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal chosen the way of agitation to find his lost ground in Delhi. This time Kejriwal has been sent to two days custody after he refused to pay a bail amount of Rs. 10,000 in a defamation case filed against him by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari.
Meanwhile Aam Aadmi Party expresses complete solidarity with its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in his fight against corruption.
It is surprising that the court decided to send Kejriwal to judicial custody despite his lawyers expressing readiness to submit an undertaking that he will be present in the court during each date of hearing.
There are atleast four precedents in which courts have accepted the undertakings given by Kejriwal in similar cases and did not insist on a bail bond. In defamation cases filed by Mr Pavan Khera and Mr Amit Sibal, the courts accepted the undertaking given by Kejriwal and a similar procedure was followed in two other cases registered against him pertaining to protests against the coal scam.
The present case pertains to a criminal defamation complaint filed by former BJP President Nitin Gadkari against Kejriwal, for allegedly stating that the AAP will put up candidates against corrupt leaders in the Lok Sabha elections. Despite the erroneous court order, the AAP will continue and intensify its fight against corruption and for ensuring the rights of the common man.
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