Manish Sisodia: BJP tried to keep me in jail in fake cases until Delhi elections

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to keep him in jail on false charges until the Delhi assembly elections.

Addressing a rally during his 'Padyatra' campaign in his Patparganj constituency on Saturday, Sisodia said it was a 'conspiracy' by the BJP to keep him in jail pending the election results as the blessings of Hindu god Hanuman had failed.

He said the central authorities had initiated cases against him and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is still in jail, which are normally reserved for terrorists and the drug mafia.

“After 17 months, I have returned to my brothers and sisters in Patparganj. They (BJP) tried to keep me in jail on false charges till the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. But thanks to the blessings of Bajrangbali and Ram Ji, their conspiracies failed,” he said.

Sisodia assured the gathering that Kejriwal would also be released from prison soon.

Manish Sisodia spoke to people in West Vinod Nagar, Patparganj. Sisodia's 'Padyatra' campaign for the February 2025 assembly elections began in Greater Kailash on Friday. The senior AAP politician plans to visit all 70 constituencies in Delhi. He spoke to local shopkeepers and rickshaw pullers and sought their feedback.

Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Sisodia on Friday. This was Mann's first meeting with Sisodia after the Aam Aadmi Party leader was granted bail by the Supreme Court last week.

Sisodia, who was arrested in connection with the tax policy on February 26 last year, was released on bail by the Supreme Court on August 9.