Arvind Kejriwal not seeks bail in defamation case

Arvind Kejriwal refused to seek bail in a defamation case involving Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

Sheila Dikshit’s political secretary Pawan Khera had filed the defamation case against Aam Admi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal for his “derogatory remarks” and “baseless” allegations against Ms Dikshit during AAP’s protests on increasing electricity and water bills in Delhi last year.

Kejriwal said that if chief minister Sheila Dikshit felt hurt by his comments then she herself should have filed the defamation case against him and not Khera.
Kejriwal informed court that he is not seeking bail as he is following the same principle in other cases lodged against him.

“This issue regarding bail will be decided on the next date of hearing. Let the accused put his signature on the order sheet and submit that he will appear on every hearing. This be taken as his undertaking. This will be valid till the next date of hearing only,” the judge said on Wednesday.

The next hearing will be on Aug 17.

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