Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party for "celebrating" the Supreme Court's granting of interim bail to its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, Agnimitra Paul, the BJP MLA from Asansol in West Bengal, said, "If a dacoit gets bail, then there is no point in celebrating."
Out of the 27 members, 23 belonged to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The other four members included two from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and one each from the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).
"This verdict would leave a lasting impact on the nation's democratic fabric and shape the outcome of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections," Pinarayi Vijayan said.
As Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walks out of jail after spending 50 days in Tihar, opposition parties across the country welcomed the Supreme Court's decision while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the CM has not been proven innocent.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti expressed happiness after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on Friday in the excise policy case
"This will not affect the elections, BJP will win all 7 seats of Delhi with the blessings of the public and the strength of the workers," said the Delhi BJP President.
After spending 50 days in Tihar jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walked out on Friday following the Supreme Court's order granting him interim bail in the excise policy case, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called the move "good development" and said it should have happened even sooner.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to the public to unite against "dictatorship" and said that he is fighting "with everything that he has."
On February 29, the Speaker disqualified the six Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls. The six MLAs who had been disqualified were Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Davinder K Bhutto, Ravi Thakur, Chaitanya Sharma and Inder Dutt Lakhanpal under the anti-defection law.
After spending 50 days in Tihar jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was released on Friday following the Supreme Court's order granting him interim bail in the excise policy case.
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to grant interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till June 1 in the excise policy case and said SC's decision is a tight slap on the face of ED and central government.
Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to grant interim bail to her husband in the excise policy case, calling it a victory for democracy.