Durg, Aug. 2 -- Terming it a "joyful" day, Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday welcomed the release of the NIA Special Court's decision to grant bail to two Kerala-based nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh on human trafficking charges.

"This is a very joyful day. We made efforts for their release. We set out 5 days ago, and we've completed whatever tasks we were given," the former Union Minister told the mediaperson outside Durg jail, where he received the two nuns after their release.

CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar and other leaders were also present to receive them.

Two Kerala-based nuns arrested earlier in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, on charges of human trafficking have been granted bail by a local court, their legal counsel confirm...