Amit Shah says bail to Arvind Kejriwal ‘not routine’, claims many believe special treatment given

The Union home minister also told ANI that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to lead the Bharatiya Janata Party till 2029 and beyond.

May 16, 2024 - 06:00

Amit Shah says bail to Arvind Kejriwal ‘not routine’, claims many believe special treatment given

Many people feel that the Supreme Court order granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case amounted to him getting “special treatment”, said Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday in an interview with ANI.

“While the Supreme Court has the right to interpret the law, I believe this is not a routine judgement,” Shah told the news agency.

Kejriwal was released from jail on May 10, hours after he was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in the liquor policy case till June 1. The Aam Aadmi Party chief was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21.

On Wednesday, Shah also criticised Kejriwal’s remark made on May 12 in an election rally where he said he would not have to go back to jail “if you vote for jhaadu [broom, the Aam Aadmi Party’s symbol]”.

The home minister said: “I believe that this is a clear contempt of the Supreme Court. So what he wants to say is that if he wins, even if he is guilty, the Supreme Court will not send him to jail. Now the judges who pronounced the judgement have to see if their judgement is used or misused.”