Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday broke his silence on the arrest of his health minister Satyendar Jain. “I have personally studied this case. This is a completely false case. We do not tolerate corruption, we do not indulge in corruption. We have an honest government. He has been targeted because of political reasons,” he said.
The chief minister also expressed faith in the judiciary, saying that the arrested minister follows the “path of truth” and will “come out clean”.
Kejriwal has come under pressure from opposition parties to act against Jain after the AAP convener lauded Punjab chief minister and party colleague Bhagwant Mann for sacking his health minister Vijay Singla, who is now behind bars over corruption charges.
In fact, in political rallies that Kejriwal addressed following Singla’s arrest, he argued that the step was evidence of an “honest government at work” since the alleged demand for commission…