Manish Sisodia offers prayer at Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place

New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia arrived at Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place on Saturday morning where he offered prayers, a day after he was released from Tihar Jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

“Lord Bajrang Bali has blessed me. Arvind Kejriwal also has blessings of Lord Bajrang Bali and you will see that Kejriwal ji will also be blessed in the same way,” said Sisodia.

Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “Whenever any crisis has come upon the Aam Aadmi Party, Hanumanji has removed it. That is why we have come here to seek the blessings of Hanumanji.”

AAP MP Sanjay Singh stated, “The fight that has started under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal for education, health, electricity, water and to provide facilities to the common man, we will take a pledge to take that forward. After this, we will go to Rajghat and then we will address the party workers at the party office. The country will not gain anything from the politics of hatred, this country will not gain anything from the politics of revenge. The people in power should think about this…Aam Aadmi Party is a family, a strong family, we will not break and will fight together strongly. Soon Arvind Kejriwal will also come out.”

Earlier on Friday, Former Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Tihar jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

He remained in jail for almost 18 months without trial. Manish Sisodia also greeted party leaders and workers who had gathered outside Tihar Jail to welcome him.”Bharat mata ji jai! Inquilab Zindabad!” cheered Manish Sisodia upon his release.”Ever since this order came in the morning, every inch of my skin has been feeling indebted to Babasaheb. I don’t understand how will pay off this debt to Babasaheb,” Sisodia said.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Sisodia. The order was delivered by a bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan. The court also imposed various conditions including surrendering the passport and not influencing witnesses. AAP leaders and workers arrived outside Tihar jail to welcome Manish Sisodia. Punjab Minister Bram Shanker Sharma-Jimpa said, “He was lodged in Tihar Jail and he faced it all very bravely. All workers across India are happy. I have come from Punjab…Everyone was waiting for this. It is a matter of great joy.

During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the probe agencies, had raised apprehension that witnesses may be influenced. ASG Raju said that some important witnesses can be examined. He further added that these witnesses could be influenced. He also said that there is evidence that he has destroyed phone records. ASG had blamed Sisodia for filing various miscellaneous applications related to the supply of unrelated documents. He also said that the trial could have proceeded irrespective of further investigation.

On June 4, the top court also gave him the liberty to revive his prayer afresh after filing the final charge sheet.

In February 2023, Sisodia was arrested by the CBI for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of now-scrapped Delhi’s new excise policy. The policy was withdrawn amid allegations of foul play by the opposition.