NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal
and leaders of his Aam Aadmi Party Monday visited
Rajghat
here to mark one year of the
arrest
of former deputy chief minister
Manish Sisodia
. Sisodia, who held the education portfolio as well, was arrested on February 26, 2023, in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Durgesh Pathak were among those who accompanied Kejriwal to Rajghat.
Speaking to the media after his visit, Kejriwal said, "Last year on this day, the central government arrested the most capable education minister of our administration in connection with a false case."
He asserted that it was Sisodia who improved the quality of education in the national capital.
"Manish Sisodia improved the quality of education in the national capital and brought hope after 75 years. But a leader like him was framed in a false case. Cases against him would have been withdrawn, had he joined the BJP," Kejriwal claimed.
"But Sisodia chose not to leave the path of truth," he added.
In a post later on 'X', Kejriwal said Sisodia was an "inspiration" for
AAP leaders
.
"Manish is an inspiration for the entire Aam Aadmi Party and for all other Indians who are fighting the corrupt. Today, we all went to Rajghat and offered flowers to Pujya Bapu and prayed to give more courage to Manish in this fight against dictatorship and injustice," Kejriwal wrote in Hindi.
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