{"id":13835,"date":"2026-08-18T16:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13835"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:44:20","slug":"kejriwal-attacks-bjp-after-satyendar-jains-arrest-calls-it-dictatorship-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13835","title":{"rendered":"Kejriwal attacks BJP after Satyendar Jain&#8217;s arrest, calls it &#8216;dictatorship&#8217; | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133327454,imgsize-1395747,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kejriwal-reacts-to-satyendra-jains-arrest.jpg\" alt=\"Kejriwal attacks BJP after Satyendar Jain's arrest, calls it 'dictatorship'\" title=\"Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment.\">Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/arvind-kejriwal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arvind Kejriwal<\/a> on Monday reacted sharply to the arrest of former Delhi minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/satyendar-jain\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satyendar Jain<\/a> in an alleged corruption case linked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/delhi-jal-board\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi Jal Board<\/a>, accusing the <!-- -->BJP<!-- --> of targeting political opponents and calling the action part of its &#8220;dictatorship&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Jain was arrested by the Delhi government&#8217;s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in connection with alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants of the Delhi Jal Board. Five others were also arrested in the case, including former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava and three private individuals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Reacting to the arrest, Kejriwal said, &#8220;Satyendra Jain ji has once again been arrested at the behest of the BJP. <!-- -->Just a short while ago, everyone still remembers the ordeal they put him through by throwing him in jail. The previous case was fabricated too, and this case will also be proven to be fake.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;How long will the BJP&#8217;s dictatorship continue like this? Whoever they feel like, they slap false charges on and toss into jail. Their lies will once again be exposed before the nation, but who will compensate for the time spent in jail and the mental torture endured?&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The AAP leader further said the BJP had crossed a threshold with the arrest and claimed that the Modi government would eventually lose power.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>&#8220;The cup of the BJP&#8217;s sins has now overflowed. No matter how much dictatorship they resort to, the end of the Modi government is now certain. <!-- -->The entire Aam Aadmi Party and the people of the country stand firmly with Satendra Jain ji,&#8221; Kejriwal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The ACB has arrested six people in the case, according to an official cited by news agency ANI. The arrests stem from an FIR registered on May 11, 2024, following a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The case was registered under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code, including allegations of bribery, criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The investigation concerns alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process related to the Delhi Jal Board&#8217;s sewage treatment plant projects.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/kejriwal-attacks-bjp-after-satyendar-jains-arrest-calls-it-dictatorship\/articleshow\/133327377.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment. 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