Shiv Kumar Pal earlier worked as a head trainer in the World Boxing Association.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said in a message from jail that “he is not a terrorist”, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said today, targeting the round-the-clock surveillance on its leader’s daily activities and his meetings, even with his family members.

“Arvind Kejriwal has sent a message for the people of Delhi and the people of the country, for whom he worked like a son, a brother. His message is, ‘my name is Arvind Kejriwal, and I am not a terrorist’. You are not ashamed to behave like this? The Prime Minister is filled with so much hate that Mr Kejriwa’s meeting with his wife and other family members is taking place across a glass partition,” AAP MP Sanjay Singh told the media today.

देश के बेटे अरविंद केजरीवाल का जेल से देश की जनता को संदेश –

मेरा नाम अरविंद केजरीवाल है और मैं आतंकवादी नहीं हूं।

–@SanjayAzadSln pic.twitter.com/9VpPOpnLXa

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) April 16, 2024

Mr Singh was arrested in the money laundering case linked to Delhi’s now-scrapped liquor policy and is now out on bail. Mr Kejriwal, who is behind the bars in connection with the same case, has now challenged his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in Supreme Court.

Addressing the media, Mr Singh said Punjab Chief Minister and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann’s meeting with Mr Kejriwal was also held with a glass wall separating them. “The BJP and the Prime Minister have proved that their hearts are filled with hate. You are behaving with a Chief Minister in this manner? Round-the-clock CCTV surveillance, plans to harass, you are working round the clock to figure out how to lower Arvind Kejriwal’s morale, how to insult his family members and his party’s leaders,” he said.

Mr Kejriwal, he said, was made of a different clay. “He kicked an IRS job and pledged to serve the country. He resigned after 49 days in power over principles. This is Arvind Kejriwal. If you try to break him, he will only get stronger,” he said.

Earlier, Mr Mann told the media after meeting Mr Kejriwal yesterday, “It is very sad to see that Arvind Kejriwal is not even getting the facilities that a hardcore criminal gets. What is his crime? That he built schools, hospitals, mohalla clinics and gave free electricity to the public? You are treating him as if you have arrested a big terrorist of the country.”

VIDEO | Here’s what BJP leader Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariMP) said reacting to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal sending a message to people that he’s not a terrorist.

“Nobody is calling him a terrorist. We’re calling him corrupt. He has made senior citizens cry for pension, poor cry for… pic.twitter.com/fztGHhjCds

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 16, 2024

Responding to AAP’s allegations, BJP MP from Delhi Manoj Tiwari said they are not calling Mr Kejriwal a terrorist. “Who is calling him a terrorist? We don’t know why Mr Kejriwal and his associates are calling him a terrorist. We are calling him corrupt. He is Delhi’s enemy. He has made the elderly weep for pension, he has made the poor weep for ration cards and he has made people weep for clean water and air,” he told news agency PTI.

Mr Tiwari said the AAP leader must have thought about the facilities in jail “before committing loot”. “The jail manual is the same for everybody. The law is taking its course.”

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Tuesday dismissed link to politics or any political party. This comes after a video circulated online claiming Mr Khan is promoting a certain political party. The actor’s office has said, “We want to clarify Aamir Khan has never endorsed any political party in his 35-year career”.

“He has dedicated his efforts to raising public awareness through campaigns for the Election Commission for many past elections. We are alarmed now to see a recent viral video alleging Mr Khan is promoting a particular party. He would like to clarify this is a fake and totally untrue video.”

“He has reported the matter to various authorities, including filing an FIR with the Cyber Crime Cell of Mumbai Police,” the actor said in his statement.

He also had a message for voters for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, which begins Friday. “Mr Khan would like to urge all Indians to come out and vote and be an active part of our electoral process.”

According to news agency IANS, the alleged video is an AI (Artificial Intelligence)-generated deep fake that uses a clip from a TV show hosted by Mr Khan – ‘Satyamev Jayate‘ – telecast 10 years ago.

The IANS report also claims Mr Khan’s FIR is against an advertisement by the Congress, in which he appears to target the ruling BJP over their promise of Rs 15 lakh in the account of every citizen.

The forthcoming general election will take place over seven phases from April 19 to June 1.The six constituencies that make up Mumbai, where Mr Khan resides, will vote in the fifth phase on May 20.

The results will be declared on June 4.

The Lok Sabha election in Maharashtra will see the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti clash with the Maha Vikas Aghad, or MVA. The two will likely also go to head-to-head in October’s Assembly election.

Apart from the BJP, the Mahayuti consists of the breakaway factions of the Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Nationalist Congress Party, led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

The MVA, meanwhile, consists of the Sena and NCP groups led by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, and the Congress.

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