Arvind Kejriwal Leaves Jail, Says “My Morale Has Grown 100 Times”

New Delhi: 

Drenched in rain, senior AAP leaders and workers welcomed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he left the Tihar Jail in Delhi on Friday evening, having spent over six months behind bars. Hours earlier, the AAP chief had been granted bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case. 

Addressing the crowd, which also consisted of his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Delhi Minister Atishi and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, among others, Mr Kejriwal said in Hindi, “All of you came out in such large numbers in the rain, I want to thank you all for doing that. My life is devoted to the nation and I have faced a lot of struggles and hardship, but God has been with me because I walked on the path of truth.”

Hitting out at the BJP without naming it, the AAP chief continued, “These people put me in jail and thought that they would be able to break my morale. After I have come out of jail, my morale (‘haunsla’) and strength have gone up 100 times. I will follow the path God has shown me and I will keep serving the nation. I will keep fighting against the forces that are trying to divide the nation.”