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New Delhi: From sweeping his cell to watching the news and Bollywood films, and taking the occasional stroll in the courtyard this is how Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, lodged in Tihars jail number 2, has been spending his time, ThePrint has learnt...
Sometimes he just sits on the bed looking at the surroundings and other times he picks up a book to read, the source said.. Prison officials said he was allowed to carry several books including the Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita, and How Prime Ministers Decide by Neerja Chowdhury along with a religious locket..
In addition, the Tihar jail administration has also ensured that the security personnel with him are rotated regularly to prevent the same people from getting too close to him, ensuring that there is no misuse, the source said...
When asked if Kejriwal, who hasnt resigned as Delhi CM, will be allowed to peruse official files inside the prison, a second prison source said that unless specific directions from the court are given, no files are allowed inside the prison except jail documents...
Government files cannot be sent inside to Kejriwal for his signatures unless specific permission for the same is taken from the court, the source said.. Theres also a limit to the number of people he can meet or speak to..
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