With Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal behind bars, his wife Sunita Kejriwal has taken center stage and is viewed as the best person to lead Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Under the prevailing circumstances, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj pointed out that Sunita's presence has had a positive effect on the party cadre.
Bharadwaj, who is also a cabinet minister in the Delhi government, said Sunita Kejriwal has always said that she is the "messenger" of the Delhi chief minister.
In an interaction with PTI, Bharadwaj stressed that the support base and the emotional connection between the cadre and the top leadership play a crucial role in keeping an organisation together.
"She is delivering the messages of Arvind Kejriwal ji. This has had a great impact on our party cadre and among our sympathisers. We want to propagate it. In the present circumstances, she is the best person to keep the party together," Bharadwaj said.
In connection with the Delhi excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kejriwal on March 2. He is in judicial custody till April 15.
Meanwhile, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who was arrested in connection with the excise policy case, received bail on Wednesday. Singh had visited Sunita immediately after getting out of jail and was seen touching her feet as well.
"This is our culture. The BJP was saying that there would be fights among the party members after Kejriwal's arrest. Sanjay Singh considers Arvind Kejriwal his family, his elder brother. So, he touched her (Sunita Kejriwal) feet. We are working as one unit and one family," Singh had said.
