Contentious Denial: Pathak's Battle to Meet Kejriwal in Jail

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Kumar Pathak has claimed the prison authority's denial of his request to meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail is arbitrary and illegal. Pathak had previously been allowed meetings, but authorities cited rule violations for the current refusal. The court is set to proceed with the case.

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Kumar Pathak has challenged the prison authority's decision to deny him a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, calling the move 'arbitrary, illegal and completely unjustified'.

The jail authorities previously permitted Pathak to meet Kejriwal in April but declined this request, claiming that Pathak's post-meeting statements breached prison rules and were politically motivated.

Opposing Pathak's plea, jail officials alleged that he had violated prison rules by divulging details of his conversation with Kejriwal to the media. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna scheduled further proceedings for Thursday.

(With inputs from agencies.)