After his release, the former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain met AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who warmly welcomed him. He remarked, “If not for the judiciary, the BJP would have hanged me. They tried to break our party but failed.”
On Saturday morning, senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain, along with his family, offered prayers at the Jain temple located in Saraswati Vihar and prayed for the well-being of all the citizens of the country. During this, he said, “It has been my rule for many years that I only consume food after visiting the temple. Due to being in jail for a long time, I couldn’t come here to pray. Today, I received God’s blessings by visiting the temple. God resides in the heart, and we can’t ask for anything; He takes care of everything on his own. I visit the temple daily.”
Satyendar Jain, remarked that justice and the Constitution still prevail in the country, and everyone must respect them. He said, “Without the Constitution, or the courts, the BJP-led central government might have had us hanged by now.”
The former Minister stated, “Arvind Kejriwal had told us early on that by trying to change the country’s politics, we would inevitably face jail. But at times, we felt this couldn’t actually happen, we’re a free country now, and surely, no one could harbour such deep malice. But we didn’t realise how much bitterness some leaders carry in their hearts.”
Remarking on the BJP’s attitude, Satyendar Jain added, “All political parties are here to serve the country. If Arvind Kejriwal is doing good work in Delhi, they should focus on doing good themselves. Instead of stopping him, they could try to do even better. They can replicate what Arvind Kejriwal has done across the country, but their attitude is, ‘We won’t do anything, and we won’t let Arvind Kejriwal do anything either.’”
Talking about his time in prison, the senior AAP leader further added, “I often thought about how they sent me, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Sanjay Singh to jail. They’ve (BJP) imprisoned many of our leaders. What is it about the AAP that makes them want to destroy us?”
“The reason is simple: many parties have emerged in this country, but even the biggest couldn’t challenge them. Politics continues as it always has, and that’s fine. What bothers them is not that Arvind Kejriwal entered politics, but that he didn’t become like them. That’s why they’ve tried everything to break him and destroy the AAP. We were arrested to prevent educated people, who want to do something for the country, from stepping forward. It was done to scare them,” asserted the former Minister.
Satyendar Jain said, “When the case opens, everything will come to light. I’m the only one who, after receiving a ticket from the AAP on April 21, 2013, closed all my businesses within 10 days. I said I couldn’t serve the people and run my business simultaneously. Many MLAs, MPs, and ministers still run businesses, and there were no restrictions on me. But I gave up everything, including my practice as an architect, to enter politics.”
Talking about the real intent of ED-CBI, the senior AAP leader reasoned, “The ED has been investigating this so-called money laundering case for seven years, yet the probe is still ongoing. The CBI filed the case on August 24, 2017, and the ED followed a week later. Despite all this time, they haven’t completed their investigation. If they can’t finish it, what are these agencies actually doing? Their real goal was to arrest us and keep us in jail.”
He added, “The BJP used every tactic to break me. They tried to keep me in solitary confinement, the harshest punishment, so that no one could meet or talk to me. Even murder suspects are rarely held in solitary confinement for more than 15 days, but I was kept there for months.”
When asked about the CCTV footage from Tihar Jail, Satyendar Jain stated, “Tihar has cameras everywhere, so why doesn’t footage of anything else come out? Why is only my footage available? They claimed I was having lavish meals, but all I had was seasonal fruit and vegetables. For an entire year, I didn’t eat anything. There’s a canteen where anyone can buy food with money, and I have all the bills to prove it.”
He added, “They said I drank bottled water, but I bought it from the canteen, which is available to everyone. Everyone had a TV; I didn’t have a separate one. I was kept isolated, and even after doctors advised otherwise, they refused to let me be with others, since they wanted to torture me.”
The former Delhi Cabinet Minister said, “I was tortured, and that video is an exaggeration. The doctor had prescribed exclusive bed rest for a month, and the hospital doctors suggested I stay in a room instead of the OPD with better facilities. I couldn’t bend or lift anything, and I was restricted from moving. During that time, I had severe leg pain, so they arranged everything accordingly. Does anyone ever get a massage fully clothed? The physiotherapist was just doing his job, yet they falsely claimed I was getting a massage.”
He further added, “If they have the courage, let them show what kind of massages actually happen in Tihar. They didn’t even want me to receive proper treatment, was it their intention to kill me? If that was the goal, they could have just hanged me. These people have resorted to playing dirty politics.”
“If the BJP is making these claims, why didn’t they release the video earlier? They only started airing it during the Gujarat elections. They never mentioned that I went without food for an entire year, and my weight dropped to 40 kilos. When I was released, doctors feared I might die, yet they never mentioned that,” Satyendar Jain concluded.
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