Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on April 8 launched a "Jail ka Jawab Vote Se" campaign to seek public support for the party and its leader, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail, as per a PTI report.
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Addressing a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak said, "Kejriwal was arrested as part of a big conspiracy. It is the first time that a sitting chief minister has been arrested during the Lok Sabha polls. We are launching the campaign 'Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se' and we want you to empower Kejriwal."
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As part of the campaign, Pathak said, AAP leaders and workers will visit the four Lok Sabha constituencies from where the party has fielded candidates.
AAP Delhi convener Gopal Rai urged people to respond to "dictatorship" with their votes.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who was released on bail in the same case last week, also appealed to the people, urging them to recall Kejriwal's face when they go to vote.
Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.
The AAP is contesting the Lok Sabha polls in alliance with the Congress. The party is fielding candidates on four seats - New Delhi, East Delhi, South Delhi and West Delhi - while the Congress is contesting the remaining three seats.
(With inputs from PTI)
