NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Tuesday got here down closely on the Aam Admi Party after the Delhi High Court dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kjriwal’s bail difficult his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the liquor coverage cash laundering case. Addressing a press convention, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi stated the Delhi High Court’s verdict has shattered the AAP’a vanity as we speak. “Aam Aadmi Party’s arrogance has been shattered. The self-proclaimed honest character (of Arvind Kejriwal) has also been shattered by facts and proofs,” BJP’s spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi stated.
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#WATCH | Delhi: After Delhi High Court dismisses CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest ED within the Excise Policy cash laundering case, Rajya Sabha MP and BJP’s spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi says, “Aam Aadmi Party’s arrogance has been shattered. The self-proclaimed… pic.twitter.com/4koWnR3347
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The BJP chief additional said, “For the so-called Aam Aadmi chief minister, the courtroom has clearly stated that the legislation can’t be completely different for the widespread man and AAP’s chief minister…The ‘Aam Aadmi’ cape has been pulled off as he (Arvind Kejriwal) wished the therapy of a ‘Khas Aadmi’.”
The response from the BJP got here after the Delhi High Court dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the Excise coverage case and stated that Kejriwal’s arrest is just not in contravention of Law and remand cannot be termed “illegal”.
The bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma stated ED was in possession of sufficient materials which had led them to arrest Kejriwal. Non-joining of the investigation by Kejriwal, the delay attributable to him additionally impacting these in judicial custody.
The materials collected by the Enforcement Directorate reveals that Arvind Kejriwal conspired and was actively concerned within the use and concealment of proceeds of crime. The ED case additionally reveals that he was concerned in his private capability in addition to the convenor of Aam Aadmi Party.
The courtroom additional said that this courtroom is of the opinion that the accused has been arrested and his arrest and remand should be examined as per legislation and never as per the timing of elections. Kejriwal’s problem to the timing of arrest earlier than General elections within the absence of any mala fide on a part of ED not sustainable, stated the courtroom.
Arvind Kejriwal via the plea alleged that the ED has on the time of arrest “failed to establish” that the petitioner is responsible of committing actions stipulated underneath Section 3, i.e., be it certainly one of concealment, possession, acquisition, use of proceeds of crime as a lot as projecting it as untainted property or claiming it to be so.
Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in relation to the excise coverage case. The trial courtroom on April 1, despatched Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody until April 15, 2024. ED alleged that the Aam Adami Party (AAP) is the foremost beneficiary of the proceeds of crime generated within the alleged liquor rip-off. The company additionally claimed that Kejriwal was instantly concerned within the formation of the excise coverage.
Delhi Liquor Policy Case: A BackgroundÂ
The case pertains to alleged irregularities and cash laundering in framing and implementing the Delhi Excise Policy 2022, which was later scrapped.
While Kejriwal was not named within the FIRs registered by the ED or the Central Bureau of Investigation within the Delhi excise coverage case, his identify first discovered a point out within the ED’s chargesheet, whereby the company claimed that he allegedly spoke to one of many important accused, Sameer Mahendru, in a video name and requested him to proceed working with co-accused and AAP communications-in-charge Vijay Nair.
Nair was among the many first individuals to be arrested by the CBI within the case, in 2022. Subsequently, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh have been arrested in reference to the case. The latter, nonetheless, was granted bail by the Supreme Court final week.
