Sunita Kejriwal and Kalpana Soren meet in New Delhi
New Delhi:
Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and wife of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met in Delhi today amid speculation that Sunita Kai Jerewal is likely to take over the top job.
Kalpana Soren and Sunita Kejriwal hugged and greeted each other in front of the camera, in what was seen as a response to the so-called Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) A display of abuse of investigative machinery by the Center to weaken the opposition. Just before the Lok Sabha elections.
AAP posted on microblogging site
Kalpana Soren, wife of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. @KejriwalSunita Met ji‼ at his residence ️
Even though Arvind Kejriwal Ji and Hemant Soren Ji were arrested by the dictatorial government, they remained strong and fought side by side with the people of their respective states. pic.twitter.com/Kvmbz92SNX
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 30, 2024
Expressing support for Sunita Kejriwal and her family, Kalpana Soren said the same incident that happened in Jharkhand also happened in Delhi, referring to her husband’s arrest.
Kalpana Soren said: “After the arrest of my husband Hemant Soren ji, Arvind Kejriwal ji was also arrested Yes. The entire state of Jharkhand stands with Sunita Kejriwal ji. We share each other’s pain. We have decided to take this fight forward together.” This reporter arrived in Delhi.
The same incident that happened in Jharkhand two months ago happened in Delhi.
After the arrest of my husband Hemant Soren ji, Arvind kejriwal ji was also arrested.
whole jharkhand @KejriwalSunita Be with Ji. We shared each other’s sorrows.
We decided that we would fight this fight together… pic.twitter.com/7gwFnmaBDu
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 30, 2024
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged money laundering in the now-defunct Delhi liquor policy case, while Hemant Soren was detained for his alleged involvement in the Rs 600-crore land scam.
Longtime JMM leader Champai Soren took over as chief minister after the ED arrested Hemant Soren.
Sunita Kejriwal launched a campaign titled ‘Kejriwal ko aashirwad’ on behalf of Arvind Kejriwal in a video announcement earlier this week and asked people to share the message through the WhatsApp number she provided.
The video prompted a response from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, with Union Minister Hardeep Puri saying Sunita Kejriwal was “preparing for the role of chief minister”.
Sunita Kejriwal is a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer who has worked in the Income Tax Department for 22 years. She met Arvind Kejriwal during her training program in Bhopal. She is from the 1994 batch while Arvind Kejriwal is a police officer of the 1995 batch.
She voluntarily retired in 2016. Her last posting was as Commissioner of Income Tax in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi.
