New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Friday welcomed the interim bail given to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Supreme Court, saying the 'fight to save democracy' will now be with more intensity.
Congress leader Pawan Khera hoped former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren also gets due justice.
'We welcome the intervention by the Supreme Court in granting bail to Arvind Kejriwal...We also hope that the prime minister gets enough time after June 4, when he becomes the former prime minister of India, to introspect sitting in Sabarmati Ashram the kind of politics he has indulged in,' he said.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee also welcomed the Supreme Court order, saying 'I am very happy to see that Shri Arvind Kejriwal has got interim bail. It will be very helpful in the context of the current elections.'
I am very happy to see that Shri Arvind Kejriwal @ArvindKejriwal has got interim bail. It will be very helpful in the context of the current elections.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 10, 2024
Sharad Pawar, who heads the NCP (SP), said the country remains steadfast in the pursuit of democracy.
'I welcome the interim bail order granted to the chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal by the SC. India remains steadfast in the pursuit of democracy,' Pawar wrote on X.
I welcome the interim bail order granted to Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal by the SC. India remains steadfast in the pursuit of democracy.@ArvindKejriwal @AamAadmiParty
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) May 10, 2024
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi called it a 'big win' for Kejriwal.
'And big win for Arvind Kejriwal ji as SC steps in to grant him interim bail. The bid to silence the opposition by BJP is backfiring on them. We Won't be silenced, won't bend, won't give in come what may. Bharat is watching, India is winning! Jai Hind!' she wrote on X.
And big win for Arvind Kejriwal ji as SC steps in to grant him interim bail. The bid to silence the opposition by BJP is backfiring on them. We Won’t be silenced, won’t bend, won’t give in come what may. Bharat is watching, India is winning! Jai Hind!
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) May 10, 2024
Another Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said justice and relief to Kejriwal against the 'dictatorial regime' in the country was a huge sign of winds of change.
🇮🇳 @ArvindKejriwal ji getting justice and relief against dictatorial regime in the country is a huge sign of winds of change.
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) May 10, 2024
He has been speaking the truth and that is what the bjp dislikes.
More power to him and the INDIA alliance for Bharat.
We will protect our…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said they will now fight the battle to save democracy with more intensity.
In a post on X, he said, 'Thanks to the Supreme Court... now we will fight the battle to save democracy with more intensity... Arvind Kejriwal is not a person but a thought...and now will take this thought forward with greater momentum.'
उच्चतम न्यायालय का धन्यवाद...अब हम लोकतंत्र को बचाने की लड़ाई को और शिद्दत के साथ लड़ेंगे...
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) May 10, 2024
अरविंद केजरीवाल एक व्यक्ति नहीं एक सोच है...और अब इस सोच को और तेज़ी के साथ आगे लेकर बढ़ेंगे...
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Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The Delhi chief minister was arrested in a case relating to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.
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