23 March,2024 05:03 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Bhagwant Mann
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday met the family of his Delhi counterpart and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, and said the party stood rock solid behind him.
Mann, called Kejriwal a patriot and added he will emerge from this episode a bigger leader.
Kejriwal is not just an individual but an idea, he said.
The Punjab chief minister lashed at the BJP and the prime minister, alleging they were pursuing "dictatorship" and did not want any opposition leader to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
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"Where is democracy in this country? In Russia, (Vladimir) Putin got 88 per cent votes. They are following Putin's path," Mann said recalling the recent elections in Russia.
Mann said he will continue to attend the meetings of the opposition bloc INDIA as he used to do along with Kejriwal in the past.
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