AAP leader Manish Sisodia visits Golden Temple, prays for Kejriwal's release
Amritsar, August 25
Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple and also prayed for party chief Arvind Kejriwal's release from jail.
It was Sisodia’s maiden visit to Punjab after being granted bail recently by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case.
Sisodia, a former Delhi deputy chief minister, was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and Cabinet Ministers Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Harbhajan Singh ETO, among other party leaders.
Talking to reporters, Sisodia said he and his family members paid obeisance to thank the Almighty.
“During my time in jail, I missed the people and my team in Punjab. The Punjab government is working efficiently under CM Bhagwant Mann's leadership,” he said.
“Truth must prevail. With God’s grace, I am out of jail and I wish that Arvind Kejriwal ji too would be released soon”, he added.
Kejriwal is lodged in Tihar jail in connection with a corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Sisodia also recalled his 17-month tenure in Tihar jail and claimed that he was put behind bars “under a conspiracy.” He added that he always prayed for the victory of truth.
At the Golden Temple complex, Bhagwant Mann said Sisodia revolutionised the country's education sector.
“He (Sisodia) got justice from the Supreme Court. We are taking identical legal course in the case of Kejriwal ji too and he would also be released soon,” Mann said.
Mann also alleged that the BJP tried to break the AAP by sending party leaders to jail.
