‘Arvind Kejriwal ‘sher’, nobody can break him’: Sunita Kejriwal at maiden roadshow in Delhi

Jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, held her maiden Lok Sabha election roadshow on Saturday in support of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) East Delhi candidate.

Addressing the party supporters, Sunita called Arvind Kejriwal a “sher” (lion) and said that “nobody can break him” or “make him bow down”.

“For one month, they have forcefully put your chief minister and my husband in jail. No court has convicted him so far. They are saying that an investigation is ongoing. If the investigation goes on for 10 years, will they keep him in jail for 10 years? Earlier, people were jailed only after the court convicted someone, but they have brought a new system and are saying that they will keep him in jail till the investigation is ongoing. This is a dictatorship,” Sunita said as she stood through the sunroof of a vehicle and addressed the crowd during the roadshow.

She added, “Kejriwal was jailed because he built schools, provided free electricity and opened Mohalla Clinics…We will vote to remove dictatorship and save democracy.”

On Kejriwal’s insulin row, Sunita said that her husband has been a diabetic for 22 years and has been put on insulin for the past 12 years.

“He has been denied insulin in jail…Do they want to kill Arvind Kejriwal? I know that you people love him and that’s their problem. What is his fault?” she questioned.

Since Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21, his wife Sunita, a retired IRS officer, has been serving as a communication channel between her husband, the AAP, and its MLAs. So far, she has conducted three media briefings – aimed at conveying Kejriwal’s message to the public.

In the coming days, she will also campaign for AAP candidates in South Delhi and New Delhi constituencies as well as in Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab.