{"id":14059,"date":"2026-08-19T09:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14059"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:36:23","slug":"this-is-done-because-punjab-election-is-coming-up-aap-leader-satyendar-jain-cries-foul-after-arrest-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14059","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This is done because Punjab election is coming up&#8217;: AAP leader Satyendar Jain cries foul after arrest | 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-133343479,imgsize-856902,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/satyendar-jain-questions-his-arrest-in-djb-case.jpg\" alt=\"'This is done because Punjab election is coming up': AAP leader Satyendar Jain cries foul after arrest\" title=\"Jain links his arrest to upcoming Punjab polls\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Jain links his arrest to upcoming Punjab polls\">Jain links his arrest to upcoming Punjab polls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday linked his arrest by the Delhi government&#8217;s anti-corruption branch (ACB) to the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/punjab-assembly-elections\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punjab assembly elections<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The arrest of the Kejriwal loyalist came a day earlier in connection with alleged irregularities in 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>&#8216;s (DJB) tendering process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;This is being done because of the Punjab elections,&#8221; Jain was quoted as saying by news agency ANI after a court hearing in the case.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Before the hearing in the alleged DJB scam case began, senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for Jain, said, &#8220;Supreme Court guidelines have been violated. The grounds of arrest are missing.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Meanwhile former Delhi chief minister and AAP supremo <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> has also questioned the arrest of his party colleague Satyendar Jain by the Delhi Police.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Taking to X, party boss Kejriwal wrote: \u201cAn arrest is made when the police need to interrogate and investigate a person. The police did not take Satyendra Jain into custody.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Targeting Union home minister Amit Shah, who oversees the Delhi Police, Kejriwal added: \u201cThis means there is no need to interrogate Satyendra. He has been arrested only due to pressure from Amit Shah ji.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Meanwhile, BJP MP Swati Maliwal strongly attacked Kejriwal following Jain\u2019s arrest, referring to alleged corruption and the liquor scandal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>\u201cArvind Kejriwal functioned cleverly. He did not handle any ministry; he would get corruption done through ministers, and then, when a minister was exposed, he would blame the minister,\u201d Maliwal alleged.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>She also alleged that AAP leader Satyendar Jain was acting as a \u201ccollection agent\u201d for the party in Punjab. \u201cNow, the STP scam of the DJB that has come to the fore is a very serious scam, because STPs are an important aspect of cleaning the Yamuna. <\/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>Satyendar Jain is acting as a collection agent for AAP in Punjab,\u201d Maliwal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The arrests were made in connection with an FIR registered by the ACB on May 11, 2024, under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code. The case includes charges related to bribery, criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Jain\u2019s arrest comes a few months ahead of the Punjab assembly elections scheduled for early next year, where the AAP is in power and seeking to retain its hold on the state.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/this-is-done-because-punjab-election-is-coming-up-aap-leader-satyendar-jain-cries-foul-after-arrest\/articleshow\/133343434.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jain links his arrest to upcoming Punjab polls NEW DELHI: AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday linked his arrest by the Delhi government&#8217;s anti-corruption branch (ACB) to the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.The arrest of the Kejriwal loyalist came a day earlier in connection with alleged irregularities in 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