Arvind Kejriwal should dismiss Satyendar Jain: BJP on massage video

The BJP has demanded that Delhi Chief Minister dismiss his minister over fresh allegations related to him getting a massage while lodged in Tihar jail.

This came after sources claimed that the masseur, who was seen in video footage giving a massage to Jain, was not a physiotherapist, but an inmate who is in jail in a rape case.

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, at a press conference on Tuesday, termed the AAP an "'arajak aparadhi' party (anarchist criminal party)" and accused it of defending the wrongdoing in the jail.


"Arvind Kejriwal should apologise to the entire nation," PTI quoted Bhatia as saying. "Satyendar Jain shouldn't retain the post of a Delhi minister for a minute anymore."

The Aam Aadmi Party, which received flak over the leaked videos, had asserted earlier that Jain was receiving physiotherapy in jail, where he is in judicial custody for the past five months over money-laundering charges.

Bhatia demanded that Kejriwal should resign if "his shoulders are too weak" to carry the responsibility of dismissing Jain after this alleged episode.

Jain could be seen in the purported videos getting back and foot massages in his cell, reading some documents and talking to visitors while lying on a bed. Mineral water bottles and a remote are also seen. In one video, he was seen getting a head massage while sitting on a chair.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had claimed that Jain was receiving physiotherapy following a spinal injury and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of doing "cheap" politics on health issues by illegally leaking CCTV footage.