NEW DELHI: Delhi education minister and Atishi hailed the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to party leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case.
While addressing a gathering at Nasirpur Road near Durga Park in New Delhi, Atishi broke down while remembering the senior party leader.
“The leader who revolutionised the education system in Delhi was kept behind bars for 17 months in a false case.It’s his victory. It’s the victory of truth and justice,” Atishi said.
“Today the truth has won, the students of Delhi have won. He was put in jail because he provided good education to poor children,” she added.
Atishi also shared the sentiment with a post on X, simply stating “Satyamev Jayate.”
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, noting that he has been in custody for 17 months.
A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said Sisodia has been in custody for 17 months and trial has not yet commenced, depriving him of the right to speedy trial.
(With agency inputs)