Kejriwal Congratulates Ashutosh and Saurav on Bail
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Key Takeaways
In a moment of political solidarity, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal took to X on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, to publicly congratulate two individuals — Ashutosh and Saurav — on being granted bail, urging them to keep fighting for the country.
Kejriwal wrote in Hindi: 'आशुतोष और सौरव को बेल मिलने पर बहुत बधाई। ऐसे ही देश के लिए संघर्ष करते रहो। पूरा देश आपके साथ है।' — ('Heartiest congratulations to Ashutosh and Saurav on getting bail. Keep fighting for the country like this. The whole country is with you.')
The message, brief but pointed, frames the bail grant not as a personal legal relief but as a moment in a larger public struggle — a framing characteristic of how AAP leadership has long cast legal battles involving its members or associates as battles waged on behalf of ordinary citizens.
Solidarity as political language
The phrase 'the whole country is with you' is a deliberate invocation of mass popular backing — a rhetorical device Kejriwal and AAP have deployed consistently when party figures or aligned activists face legal proceedings. It signals to supporters that the individuals are seen as political actors, not merely private litigants.
Whether Ashutosh and Saurav are party workers, activists, or associates of AAP could not be independently confirmed at the time of publication. Kejriwal's public amplification of their bail, however, places their cases squarely in the political arena.