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Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, was recently granted interim bail by the Supreme Court. However, Union home minister Amit Shah has asserted that the bail was not a “routine judgment”, claiming that many people believe a “special treatment” has been given to the AAP leader.
Shah also took strong exception to Kejriwal's repeated assertions that he won't have to go back to jail if people vote for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Lok Sabha elections, terming it a contempt of court.
In an interview with ANI, Shah said, “Right now he (Kejriwal) is stuck in another issue,” referring to the ongoing controversy around the alleged assault of AAP MP Swati Maliwal. “Let him get free from that then let's see what happens.”
Shah also hit out at Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi for his decision to contest the Lok Sabha elections from two constituencies, Wayanad in Kerala and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
Shah claimed that Rahul Gandhi went to Raebareli after seeing a threat of losing the Wayanad seat in the post-poll survey.
Countering the opposition's retort of ‘Dakshin mein BJP saaf aur Uttar mein half’, Shah asserted that BJP will emerge as the biggest party in south India.
“I stand by my statement. Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - combining the seats in these 5 states, BJP will emerge as the single largest party,” he said.
Source: Arvind Kejriwal's bail decision ‘not routine’, many believe special treatment given: Amit Shah