Minutes after the Supreme Court granted bail to former AAP communications in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case, AAP leader Atishi reacted strongly to the news and said that after Manish Sisodia and Vijay Nair got bail, it was proved that the truth can be questioned but not defeated. In an interview with X, she said that the central government conspired against the Aam Aadmi Party and put many party leaders in jail.
“Satyamev Jayate. The BJP central government conspired against the Aam Aadmi Party and jailed many of its leaders. But after Manish Sisodia and Vijay Nair got bail, it proved that truth can be questioned but not defeated,” Atishi said on X.
Manish Sisodia said that another bombshell of the BJP fabricated liquor scam story exploded today and Vijay Nair was kept in jail for 23 months without any proof and without any recovery.
“Satyamev Jayate. Another bombshell of the BJP’s concocted story on the liquor scam has gone off today. Vijay Nair was in jail for 23 months without any proof and without any recovery. The only aim was – if we cannot stop Arvind Kejriwal in the elections, then we should arrest his entire team and him. Get him arrested by the ED and CBI and keep him in jail. It may take time, but in the end, truth always wins,” Asisodia said on X.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court granted bail to former AAP communications in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying that bail is “sacrosanct”.
Based on the legal principle that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception” cited by a coordinate bench, the apex court said pre-trial incarceration cannot be a punishment.
A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti noted that Nair has been in jail for the past 22 months in the money laundering case, where the maximum punishment is seven years.
On August 12, the court had sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Nair’s bail plea. Notably, Vijay Nair, who was arrested by the agency on November 13, 2022, had challenged the trial court’s July 29 order dismissing his bail plea on the ground of default.
On July 3 last year, the Delhi High Court had refused to grant bail to Nair and other co-accused in the money laundering case. The money laundering case stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR that was filed after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recommended a probe into alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
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