“Revolutionaries will not bow down to the tyranny of the dictator; the more the BJP and its agencies try to suppress us, the more vocal our voice will be,” declared the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as in a brazen display of power and ‘goondagardi’ (hooliganism), the BJP-led central government’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) stormed the residence of AAP MLA from Okhla Amanatullah Khan at 7 AM, arresting him despite his plea for time due to his mother-in-law’s recent cancer surgery.
Amanatulllah Khan, unwavering, declared his innocence and expressed confidence in the justice system, vowing that, just as before, truth would prevail. At the same time, after the arrest of Amanatullah Khan, “AAP” MP Sanjay Singh went to his house and met the family and assured them that the whole party stands firmly with them.
Responding strongly to this, senior AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia shared on his X handle (@msisodia): “The ED’s only job is now — suppress every voice that rises against the BJP, break them down. If they don’t break or submit, arrest them and throw them in jail.”
Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that this bullying will prove very costly for the BJP. BJP will lose badly in Delhi. Amanatullah Khan has been arrested without any evidence. Whereas his mother-in-law has undergone cancer operation and for this he had also asked for a few days’ time from the ED. There is no evidence of corruption against Amanatullah Khan.
After the arrest of MLA Amanatullah Khan, MP Sanjay Singh, after meeting his family, stated that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested, Manish Sisodia was kept in jail for 17 months, and I was kept in jail for 6 months. Satyendar Jain is still in jail. Now, with elections approaching, Amanatullah has been detained and put in jail because bail is being granted one after the other. Arvind Kejriwal is also about to get bail. But the BJP wants some news or the other, so they had Amanatullah Khan arrested, even though there is no case against him.
The AAP MP affirmed, “The BJP’s ED has arrested him, crushing all humanity. Amanatullah’s mother-in-law had undergone a cancer operation three or four days ago. She has been brought home from the hospital in critical condition. An elderly woman is struggling between life and death. Amanatullah Khan had written to the ED asking for time, saying that his mother-in-law was unwell. Therefore, he should be given some time. After this, he will cooperate in the ED investigation as before.”
Sanjay Singh said that the people of the country should also see what kind of joke these central investigating agencies are playing in the name of investigation. In 2016, a fake case of Waqf Board was made, in which CBI filed a complaint. After investigating it for 6 years, CBI while filing the final charge sheet said that there is no case of any kind of corruption or economic crime against Amanatullah Khan.
“In 2020, ACB and ED again filed a case in the same proceeding. After this ACB arrested Amanatullah Khan in 2022. Then the court, while granting him bail, said that there is no case of bribery or corruption against Amanatullah. Despite this, in 2023, ED raided Amanatullah’s house. And in 2024, ED interrogated him for 13 hours. Why is he being interrogated again and again in the same case in which he has been granted bail? If this is not drama and comedy then what is it?” He reasoned.
Sanjay Singh said that Amanatullah Khan was arrested only for the purpose of keeping him in jail. BJP members have now been exposed in front of the entire country. PM Modi has been established as a dictator. The dictatorship of the ‘bigwigs’ did not last, theirs also will not last. When BJP goes out of power, it will have to answer to all these things. Today, ED-CBI is being scolded by the Supreme Court, but despite this they are not showing signs of improving. They are arresting anyone by holding his collar. What kind of justice, law and system is this?
Sanjay Singh said that it is a matter of great shame that three agencies are investigating one case, in which nothing was found in the investigation of two agencies. But just before the Delhi Assembly elections, BJP is using these investigative agencies to spoil the atmosphere of Delhi. Despite repeated rebukes from the Supreme Court, it has become only a puppet of the Modi government. This is just not right. No matter how many tricks the Modi government adopts, the AAP is not going to bow down before it. We have been fighting before and will continue to fight in future too.
“The entire AAP stands with Amanatullah Khan and his family. We have full sympathy with his elderly mother-in-law. BJP and PM Modi have crossed all limits of cruelty. Today the whole country and Delhi is watching this. This action will prove very costly for the BJP for which these conspiracies are being carried out. BJP will lose badly in the elections. Amanatullah Khan will also get justice. There is no evidence and case against him,” asserted the AAP MP.
Sanjay Singh said that Vijay Nair has just got bail. Very soon Arvind Kejriwal will get bail. These people prepare new cases just to run news against the AAP. Everyone is getting bail because they do not have evidence against anyone. BJP has made fun of its own investigating agency. They go out to arrest someone. It makes me laugh to read the basis given by them for Amanatullah Khan’s arrest. The ED is saying that they were shouted at, while on the contrary they were shouting at Amanatullah’s family. The local SHO here was threatening to cut their door with a saw. Had they come wearing ‘khaki’ uniforms to commit robbery? We will put these things in the court and the AAP will take up this matter at its level.
ED and Delhi Police misbehaved with Amanatullah’s family: Sanjay Singh
Sanjay Singh said that Amanatullah Khan and his family were treated very unfairly by ED and Delhi Police. A small house is being raided again and again just to humiliate Amanatullah Khan. 4 lakh people have elected him as their MLA. He is the MLA of an area and the investigating agencies are repeatedly humiliating him in the name of investigation here. BJP people are jumping a lot. They don’t know that this is nature’s game. Time keeps changing. When the time comes, the public will have accounts for everything.
Meanwhile, before his arrest, Amanatullah Khan posted a video on his ‘X’ handle and said, “At 7 in the morning, the ED officers came to my house with a warrant, claiming it’s to arrest me. My mother-in-law, who has cancer, had surgery just four days ago and is currently staying at my residence. I had informed them (ED) about this in writing. I have responded to every notice they sent me, yet they are here under the guise of a warrant just to arrest me and disrupt our work,”
The AAP MLA from Okhla continued, “For the past two years, they have been continuously harassing me, filing false cases. Every day, they create some new problem. It’s not just me—they are targeting our entire party. They have jailed our Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Satyendar Jain. Now, they want to arrest me. Their goal is simply to break us and dismantle our party.”
Addressing his constituents of Okhla, Amanatullah Khan affirmed, “I promise to the people of Okhla that we get all their pending works done, you don’t need to be worried or panic. We are not going to break, bend, or be scared. If they send us to jail, we are ready to go. I have full faith in the court; in the past, we have received justice from the courts, and we will get justice again this time as well. I request you all to remember me in your prayers and continue supporting us, just as you have always done, in a case that is entirely fabricated. This case is being pursued not only by the CBI but also by the ACB and now the ED.”
He further explained, “This case has been ongoing since 2016, and even the CBI has stated that there is no evidence of corruption or any kind of wrongdoing. Despite this, they have filed a false case against me, and I have many such cases against me, including this one for which they have come to arrest me.”
I have always cooperated with ED in the investigation: Amanatullah Khan
Amanatullah Khan told the ED officials who came with Delhi Police that whenever ED called me, I went to them. “My mother-in-law is a cancer patient, she had an operation just four days ago. I had given everything in writing to ED and asked for 4 weeks time for treatment. Today these people have come to arrest me. Will the ED Deputy Director take responsibility in front of the SHO that if they arrest me, it will not have a bad effect on my mother-in-law’s health and she will not die?
“I have fully cooperated with the ED officials, and did not misbehave with anyone. Earlier in this case, ACB and CBI have also done their investigation and given me a clean chit. ED had searched my house in this case on 10 October 2023,” he concluded.