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Last Updated: August 16, 2023, 13:07 IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (R) and AAP leader Manish Sisodia.(File photo/PTI)
Kejriwal said Sisodia is in jail “in a false case” and pledged to work towards providing the best quality education to every child born in India– a task close to Delhi’s former deputy CM’s heart
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is celebrating his birthday on Wednesday. As the Aam Aadmi Party convenor received wishes from across the country on his 55th birthday, he missed his party colleague and former minister Manish Sisodia, who is currently lodged in jail in connection with an alleged liquor policy scam.
Kejriwal said Sisodia is in jail “in a false case” and pledged to work towards providing the best quality education to every child born in India- a task close to Delhi’s former deputy CM’s heart.
“Today is my birthday. Many people are sending their wishes. Thank you so much! But I miss Manish. He is in jail in a false case,” the chief minister posted on X, formally Twitter.
Today is my birthday. Many people are sending their wishes. Thank you so much!But I miss Manish. He is in jail in a false case. Lets all take a pledge today – that we will do everything within our means to provide best quality education to every child born in India. That will…
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 16, 2023
“Lets all take a pledge today — that we will do everything within our means to provide best quality education to every child born in India. That will lay the foundation for a strong India. That will help in realising our dream of making India no 1. That will also make Manish happy,” he added.
Sisodia was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 9, after the CBI arrested him on February 26 in connection to corruption and money laundering cases related to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy
.Meanwhile, the Chief Minister received birthday messages from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, and others.
