Have to surrender on June 2, won't let Delhi govt work be impacted, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Friday.

Delhi  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on an interim bail,  said he would surrender before jail authorities on June 2.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief was granted interim bail till June 1 in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi policy case. Kejriwal said he would leave his residence at 3 pm on June 2. "The day after tomorrow I will go back to Tihar Jail. I don't know how long these people will keep me in jail this time. But my spirits are high. I am proud that I am going to jail to save the country from dictatorship," he said at a press conference on Friday.

According to him, he was tortured in various ways in the prison. "They tried to break me in many ways, tried to silence me, but they did not succeed. When I was in jail, they tortured me in many ways. They stopped my medicines... I don't know what these people wanted. Why did they do this? When I went to jail, my weight was 70 kg, today it is 64 kg. Even after being released from jail, I am not gaining weight. Doctors are saying that this can also be a sign of some serious disease in the body. Many tests need to be done," said the Delhi CM.

The AAP leader had sought an extension of his interim bail by seven days to undergo a host of medical tests, including a PET-CT scan. In his fresh plea filed before the top court on May 26, Kejriwal said he wanted to surrender before the Tihar jail authorities on June 9 instead of June 2.

He also promised that he would not let the Delhi government's work get affected. "Wherever I live, inside or outside. I will not let the work of Delhi stop. Your free electricity, mohalla clinics, hospitals, free medicines, treatment, 24-hour electricity and many other things will continue and after returning I will also start giving Rs 1, 000 every month to every mother and sister. Today, I want to ask something from you for my family. My parents are very old. My mother is very ill. I worry a lot about her in jail. Take care of my parents after me, pray for them..." he said.