NEW DELHI: Jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he was ready to bear all “atrocities of this dictator government” as long as it serves to “save the Constitution“.
The message was conveyed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Gopal Rai, after he along with other prominent party leaders, including Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, MP Sanjay Singh, and AAP members Sandeep Pathak and Saurabh Bharadwaj, convened to meet Sunita Kejriwal at the Delhi CM’s residence.
Sunita had met her husband in Tihar jail on Tuesday and relayed his message at the meeting.”Today, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, MP Sanjay Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Saurabh Bharadwaj and I came here to meet Sunita Kejriwal. Arvind Kejriwal has sent two messages for us from jail,” Rai told reporters.
‘Samvidhan Bachao Tanashahi Hatao Day on April 14’
“Firstly, he has said that the party and (state) government have to continue their services to ensure that the people of Delhi do not face any problems,” the minister said.
“Secondly, he said that he is ready to bear all the hurdles and atrocities of this dictator government, but the most important thing today is to save the Constitution,” Rai said, adding that the CM has said that on April 14, the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, the entire party should “observe it as ‘Samvidhan Bachao Tanashahi Hatao’ Day”.

This was the first communication by Kejriwal after his plea against arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money launder case linked to the excise policy ‘scam’, was rejected by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.
He has moved the Supreme Court against the HC order, which has said it will hear the matter on April 15.
After spending several days in ED custody since his arrest on March 21, Kejriwal was moved to judicial custody for 15 days till April 15.
AAP MP compares Tihar jail to Hitler’s ‘gas chambers’
Meanwhile, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday that the BJP is attempting to emotionally break Kejriwal.
Singh claimed that authorities at Tihar Jail threatened to restrict Kejriwal’s family visits after he passed a message to AAP Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) through his lawyers.

He likened the situation to the notorious “gas chambers” of Adolf Hitler’s regime.
Singh stated, “The Modi government aims to keep an elected chief minister of Delhi behind bars … Just two days ago, Arvind Kejriwal conveyed to his lawyer during their meeting that the elected MLAs should engage with their constituents and address their grievances. However, merely on this basis, an inquiry has been initiated against him, with threats of curtailing his access to family and legal counsel.”
Recently released from Tihar Jail after spending months in custody over a money-laundering case linked to the Delhi liquor policy, Sanjay Singh asserted that Kejriwal remains resolute against any form of coercion.
“Do you (BJP) wish to transform Delhi’s Tihar Jail into a chamber of oppression akin to Hitler’s gas chambers? Is it wrong for a CM to communicate with his MLAs regarding public issues? Your aim is to emotionally break Arvind Kejriwal, to coerce him into submission. However, these tactics will fail; Kejriwal will not yield,” he emphasised.
(With inputs from agencies)