The Bharatiya Janata Party has again released a CCTV video of jailed Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain, in which he can be seen hosting guests including the suspended superintendent of Tihar Jail. In the 10-minute video, Jain can be seen having a conversation with three men while resting on his bed. A few minutes later, Ajit Kumar, the then Superintendent of Jail Number Seven, walks in and talks to Jain. The video was recorded on September 12 at around 8 pm.
BJP leaders shared the purported video of Jain meeting the jail superintendent on social media accounts just ahead of civic elections in Delhi and state elections in Gujarat.
“Take this new video of honest minister Jain. Jail Superintendent’s presence in Jail Minister’s court at 8 pm, Delhi BJP media cell chief Harish Khurana shared the CCTV camera footage by tweeting.
Last week, the BJP’s Delhi unit released another video in which he was seen getting massages and enjoying other special facilities in jail. On Tuesday, Jain approached a special court seeking a stay on the CCTV footage or details of Tihar Jail.
Reacting to the video, AAP leaders have said that the BJP has been trying to defame Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ever since the AAP started its campaign in Delhi ahead of the civic polls.
Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accused the ruling party of misusing central agencies for its own benefit and going after its leaders to sabotage elections.
Jain, 58, was arrested on May 30 by the Enforcement Directorate, which launched a money-laundering probe in the matter on the basis of an FIR filed by the CBI on August 24, 2017. Last week, the bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain was rejected. A Delhi court in an alleged money laundering case… This is the second time that Jain’s bail plea has been rejected by the court. In May this year, his bail plea was rejected saying the allegations were serious.
