AAP MP Sanjay Singh recalls six months spent in Tihar jail: 'The initial 11 days were...'

AAP MP Sanjay Singh exited Tihar jail this week after six-month of imprisonment in connection with the ongoing Delhi delhi excise policy probe. The senior politician said that he had stayed “resolute and brave” despite massive difficulties during the initial days. Several senior AAP leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his former Deputy Manish Sisodia currently remain lodged in Tihar jail.

“The initial 11 days were quite difficult. I was inside a small cell and was not allowed to step outside. I was under police security. Subsequently, I spoke to the jail administration and demanded that I be given rights as a normal prisoner,” he told PTI.

Singh walked out of Tihar jail on Wednesday after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. He had been lodged in the high security facility since his arrest in October last year.

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Singh recalls the situation improving after he sought his ‘rights as a normal prisoner’. He also contended that his "morale is quite strong" despite spending the past six months in jail. 

“They decided to allow me to go to music room, badminton court at fixed times. Even the issues related to food were also addressed. I read in those six months — the writings of Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr (Ram Manohar) Lohia, Bhagat Singh. Maine 6 mahine mein utna padha jitna main 6 saal mein nahi padh paaya (In these six months I read more than what I had done in six years),” he added.

The senior AAP leader was welcomed with loud cheers and slogans as soon as he walked out of jail. Visuals shared online showed the politician climbing atop a vehicle parked outside the jail and addressing the supporters gathered there.

(With inputs from agencies)