“We are friends, family, colleagues — we built this party together. When one after another our leaders went to jail, it was not only about the person arrested. I saw the health of Manish Sisodia’s wife deteriorate when he was behind bars,” she noted.

Defending Kejriwal, Atishi said that had he been interested in corruption, he would not have resigned from his post as an Income Tax commissioner. “Today, many IRS officers opt for voluntary retirement after securing businesses or properties abroad. But here is a man who sacrificed everything, including his health, for the country,” she said.

“If the BJP can accuse such an honest person of corruption, then I too have decided to fight against them till my last breath,” the Goa AAP in-charge asserted.

With PTI inputs