Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressing the media in New Delhi on March 7, 2023. Photo credit: PTI
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on March 7 that he would pray for the country on Holi as he claimed that those doing good work were being arrested while those looting the country were on the run.
Addressing a digital press conference, he said that he is concerned about the state of affairs in the country. He said, “Everyone knows that the condition of government schools and hospitals is bad…but two people – Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain – who have improved these government schools and hospitals are in jail.”
The Chief Minister said that it is worrying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has jailed those who have done good work for the country, while those who looted it are being embraced.
He said, “On Holi, I will meditate and pray to improve the deteriorating situation in the country. If you also feel that the Prime Minister is not doing the right thing, then you should also pray for the country after celebrating the festival.” “
Kejriwal said, “I am not worried about Sisodia and Jain being in jail. They are brave people who are ready to lay down their lives for the country. But the situation in the country worries me.”
Mr Sisodia was arrested by the CBI in the Delhi Excise Policy case on February 26 and was sent to judicial custody on Monday. Satyendar Jain was arrested in May last year In connection with the money-laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate. Both of them had recently resigned from the cabinet.