New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place for prayers on Sunday after a visit to Raj Ghat. He is scheduled to surrender at Tihar Jail later in the day.
From the temple, Kejriwal proceeded to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office on Rouse Avenue Road, where he addressed party workers and leaders.
The AAP national convenor was accompanied by his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, and several party leaders, including Delhi ministers Atishi, Kailash Gahlot, and Saurabh Bharadwaj, Rajya Sabha MPs Sanjay Singh and Sandeep Pathak, as well as leaders Durgesh Pathak, Rakhi Birla, and Reena Gupta.
Kejriwal was released from prison on May 10 on interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, to campaign in the Lok Sabha polls. The bail expired on June 1, the day of the seventh and final phase of the general elections.
Meanwhile, the Delhi BJP staged a protest outside Raj Ghat against Kejriwal, with several party members being detained by the police.
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal posted on X in Hindi, expressing gratitude to the Supreme Court: “On orders of the honourable Supreme Court, I came out from prison for election campaign for 21 days. Many thanks to the honourable Supreme Court.”
He outlined his day’s schedule: “Today I will go to Tihar and surrender. I will leave home at 3 pm. First, I will go to Raj Ghat and pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. From there, I will go to Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place to seek blessings of Hanuman ji. And from there, I will go to the party office and meet with workers and party leaders. From there, I will leave for Tihar.”
He added a message for his supporters: “All of you take care of yourselves. I will be worried about you. If you are happy then your Kejriwal will also be happy in jail. Jai Hind.”
