Sanjay Singh’s release to stop growing sympathy for AAP in election season: Neerja Chowdhury

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Neerja Chowdhury, Journalist & Political Commentator, says “whether Sanjay Singh’s release has implications for the other three Aam Aadmi Party leaders who are in prison, including the chief minister of Delhi, remains to be seen. What view the Supreme Court takes, what happens if ED opposes their bail? The Prevention of Money Laundering Act was strengthened in 2008 to deny bail. So, it may not happen automatically unless the Supreme Court takes a strong view on it. ”


How significant is the Supreme Court granting bail for Sanjay Singh in the wake of what is happening with Arvind Kejriwal right now?
Neerja Chowdhury: I think Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the middle of an ongoing election has created a sense of too much happening. I went to the Ramlila grounds where the rally was held and that is a general sense I got by talking to the people of Delhi.

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So there may be a growing sympathy for the Aam Aadmi Party in the middle of elections in Delhi where the BJP got seven out of seven Lok Sabha seats last time. Now, the significant part of the bail yesterday is that the ED did not oppose it, as has been said. Now, has this been done in order to defuse a situation which could politically build up to favour AP and the Congress alliance? The BJP is very quick in its reflexes. When