Manish Sisodia Released from Jail: Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel Thanks Supreme Court
New Delhi [India], August 9: Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel thanked the Supreme Court on Friday after AAP leader Manish Sisodia was granted bail in the money laundering case linked to Delhi’s excise policy scam. Sisodia walked out of Delhi’s Tihar jail on Friday evening after spending almost 18 months in prison.
While speaking to reporters on Friday as he arrived at the Delhi CM’s residence, Speaker Goel dubbed Sisodia’s release from jail as a ‘victory of justice’. ‘This is the victory of justice. We are very thankful to the Supreme Court,’ Goel said.
AAP leaders Atishi and Sanjay Singh among others accompanied the former Deputy CM as he walked out of jail. Members of RWA wing of AAP and party workers were pictured outside Tihar Jail celebrating as Sisodia was released.
Sisodia credited the Constitution written by Babasaheb Ambedkar for his release and exuded confidence that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will also walk out of jail soon. ‘I have come out of jail due to your love, God’s blessings and power of truth, and biggest of all, the dream of Babasaheb that if any dictatorial government comes to power and puts Opposition leaders behind bars by forming dictatorial laws, then this country’s Constitution will protect them,’ Sisodia said as he addressed the party workers soon after coming out of jail. ‘I assure you that with this power of the Constitution, Arvind Kejriwal will come out of jail as well,’ he added.
A bench of justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order granting bail to Sisodia and also imposed various conditions including surrendering the passport and not influencing witnesses. The former Deputy CM was arrested by the CBI in February 2023 in connection with the alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi’s excise policy.
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Manish Sisodia -: Manish Sisodia is a leader from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and was the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.
Delhi Assembly Speaker -: The Delhi Assembly Speaker is the person who manages the meetings and discussions in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Ram Niwas Goel is the current Speaker.
Supreme Court -: The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. It makes the final decisions on important legal matters.
Bail -: Bail is when someone who is in jail is allowed to go home while they wait for their trial, but they have to follow certain rules.
Money laundering -: Money laundering is when people try to hide where money really came from, usually because it was earned in illegal ways.
Excise policy scam -: An excise policy scam is when there is cheating or corruption related to the rules and taxes on things like alcohol or tobacco.
Tihar jail -: Tihar jail is a big prison in Delhi where people who have done serious crimes are kept.
Constitution -: The Constitution is a set of rules and principles that guide how a country is governed. It protects people’s rights and freedoms.
Arvind Kejriwal -: Arvind Kejriwal is the Chief Minister of Delhi and a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Passport -: A passport is a document that allows a person to travel to other countries. Surrendering it means giving it to the authorities so you can’t leave the country.
Influencing witnesses -: Influencing witnesses means trying to change what people who saw or know about a crime say to the police or in court.
