File photo of Somnath Bharti (Photo Credits: PTI)
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti has been sent to two years in jail for assaulting the AIIMS security staff in a case registered in 2016. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader.
Bharti, however, was granted bail to enable him to file an appeal before the high court against his conviction in the case and jail term.
In a statement on Saturday, Somnath Bharti said, “I have full faith in the judiciary and I am filing an appeal against the order of Ld ACMM in FIR No. 659/2016 by which I was convicted and sentenced and while other similarly placed four persons were acquitted. Justice will prevail because of the rights given in Baba Saheb Dr Ambedkar s Constitution of India. I am on bail and well-meaning friends are helping me draft an appeal to be filed with the superior court on utmost priority. Your love, affection and blessings are my stre