All rules have to be broken for Arvind Kejriwal to perform CM duties from Tihar jail: Expert

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Arvind Kejriwal to run the government from jail. He said, "All the rules have to be broken for it". His statement came after Kejriwal was taken to Delhi's Tihar Jail following a city court's order sending him to judicial custody till April 15.

Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 in connection with the money laundering cases linked to the Delhi government's Excise Policy. Kejriwal, who has not resigned as the chief minister yet, has maintained that he will run his government while being lodged in the jail. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders also reiterated that Kejriwal will not resign and continue to work from jail.

Kejriwal had even issued his first order as CM from jail on March 24. According to reports, he had issued an order for the Water Department of the Delhi Government. Later, Delhi cabinet leader Atishi said Kejriwal instructed her to solve water- and sewer-related problems in some areas of the city.

ALSO READ: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal issues 2nd order from jail, this time regarding health dept However, experts said ruling a government from jail can be "extremely challenging". Former Tihar Jail PRO Sunil Kumar Gupta told news agency ANI that run a government from jail, there has to be a personal staff with the CM. But “as of now, there are 16 jails and there is no such facility in any of them where a Chief Ministership can run from." He said all the rules have to be broken for it.

"No one would allow the breaking of so many rules...," he added. " It is impossible to create a CM office in a jail," Gupta said. "Running a government does not mean simply signing the files...