NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh took a pointy jab on the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) authorities on Thursday for imprisoning opposition leaders and enhance the allocation for jails within the Union funds.
Stating that the central authorities has diminished allocation for jails, Singh took a jibe at BJP, saying the situation of jails must be improved as ‘you all will go to jail.’
Singh was granted bail in April following his arrest in October 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the alleged Delhi liquor coverage rip-off.The central company has additionally detained a number of opposition leaders, together with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Ok. Kavitha, as a part of the investigation into the identical case.
Throughout his speech within the Rajya Sabha, Singh mentioned that the funds for jails ought to have been elevated, contemplating the continuing arrests. “I used to be studying their funds. They’ve decreased the funds for jails as effectively. Not less than enhance the funds for jails. You could have solely allotted Rs 300 crore. Now you have got despatched me to jail, tomorrow you’ll have to go to jail. Improve the jail funds and repair the jails. You can be subsequent.”
Stating that the central authorities has diminished allocation for jails, Singh took a jibe at BJP, saying the situation of jails must be improved as ‘you all will go to jail.’
Singh was granted bail in April following his arrest in October 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the alleged Delhi liquor coverage rip-off.The central company has additionally detained a number of opposition leaders, together with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Ok. Kavitha, as a part of the investigation into the identical case.
Throughout his speech within the Rajya Sabha, Singh mentioned that the funds for jails ought to have been elevated, contemplating the continuing arrests. “I used to be studying their funds. They’ve decreased the funds for jails as effectively. Not less than enhance the funds for jails. You could have solely allotted Rs 300 crore. Now you have got despatched me to jail, tomorrow you’ll have to go to jail. Improve the jail funds and repair the jails. You can be subsequent.”
Vice chairman and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar responded to Singh’s remarks by calling it ’emotional’ and addressing chief of the home JP Nadda to think about Singh’s suggestion.
“He has made a really emotional attraction to extend the jail funds. It’s best to look into it,” Dhankhar instructed JD Nadda.
