'Like a thanedar': As Satyendar Jain gets bail, Arvind Kejriwal targets PM Modi
Arvind Kejriwal has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the bail of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain. Kejriwal accused the central government of using investigative agencies to harass political opponents rather than focusing on governance.
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This highlights the ongoing political tension and allegations of misuse of central agencies between the Aam Aadmi Party and the ruling BJP in India.
NEW DELHI: Reacting to the grant of bail to former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal criticised the Centre over his arrest, alleging that it is only interested in arresting people.Kejriwal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only interested in arresting people like a "thanedar" (police station in-charge) and not in running the country."Modi ji, what did you achieve from this? 24 hours a day, you just keep thinking about sending people to jail. You have no interest whatsoever in running the country. Nor do you even know how to run it," Kejriwal said in a post on X in Hindi."You should have been a policeman instead of prime minister.
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