"Have faith in judiciary, he'll be released soon": AAP MP Sanjay Singh's wife as he files nomination for RS

After AAP Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Singh filed nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections, his wife Anita Singh said that they have faith in the judiciary and Singh will be released soon.

After AAP Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Singh filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections, his wife Anita Singh said that they have faith in the judiciary and Singh will be released soon. Sanjay Singh left the Civil Lines venue in a police van after filing his nomination for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

Talking to ANI, his wife, Anita Singh said, "He was filled with excitement after meeting the party workers. We have faith in the judiciary, he will be released soon and will go back to the Parliament." As Singh filed his nomination, his wife also conveyed her wishes and said, "First, I would like to extend my warm wishes as he is coming to file his nomination. Our people have gathered here in his support. It will be historic that somebody will come to file a nomination from jail...I also want to extend my warm wishes to CM Arvind Kejriwal who gave such a huge responsibility to him. He will perform his duties well".

Earlier in the day, Singh's father Dinesh Singh expressed gratitude for the unwavering support of the Aam Admi Party and its workers during his son's arrest. "The party and its workers had trust in him, and they are more upset than his own family on his arrest that Sanjay Singh was punished for speaking the truth...I want to thank the party on behalf of other party workers and my family...The party has taken the right decision by not getting stuck in tyrant politics" Dinesh Singh, AAP leader Sanjay Singh's father said.

As per the EC schedule, polling will take place from 9 am- 4 pm in respective state assemblies, and votes will be counted from 5 pm on January 19. A Delhi court on Thursday had earlier allowed Singh to sign his renomination documents from jail. Singh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case related to the Delhi excise policy, is AAP's UP in-charge.

Sanjay Singh, a senior Aam Aadmi Party leader is an accused in a money laundering case related to the Excise policy case and was arrested on October 4, 2023, by the Enforcement Directorate. The AAP has decided to nominate Swati Maliwal, former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief as its newest Rajya Sabha MP. Senior AAP leader ND Gupta has also been renominated for their second term.

Maliwal resigned from the post of chief of the DCW on Friday after the Aam Adami Party (AAP) nominated her as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Swati Maliwal is a women's rights activist and the current Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). Before joining DCW, Maliwal worked as the advisor to the Chief Minister of Delhi on public grievances. Maliwal was a core member of the Indian Against Corruption movement. (ANI)

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