Arvind Kejriwal Arrest LIVE Updates: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court difficult the Delhi excessive court docket verdict upholding his arrest associated to a cash laundering case related to a alleged excise rip-off. Vivek Jain, Kejriwal’s authorized consultant, instructed information company PTI that they’ve challenged the Delhi HC order within the apex court docket. The Delhi High Court’s resolution to maintain Kejriwal’s arrest dealt a major setback to the Chief Minister simply earlier than the Lok Sabha elections.
The court docket remarked that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was left with ‘little choice’ however to proceed with the arrest attributable to Kejriwal’s constant absence from summons and his refusal to take part within the probe.
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday mentioned that Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh had been scheduled to go to Kejriwal at Tihar Jail, which has now been deferred. The jail authorities have cited safety issues as the explanation for the postponement, information company IANS reported.
“Yesterday, the time for Bhagwant Mann and Sanjay Singh to meet Kejriwal was fixed. Now, Tihar Jail will inform about the new time,” mentioned AAP. “The administration had received a letter for a meeting with CM Kejriwal,” IANS quoted jail sources as saying.
“The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Tihar will respond today. The reply will address security measures and propose alternative dates for the meeting. Sanjay Singh and CM Bhagwant Mann may then visit CM Kejriwal on the suggested dates, should they choose to,” a supply from the jail administration said.
Kejriwal was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 over allegations associated to the excise rip-off. Since his arrest, Kejriwal has been below the ED’s authority, adopted by his switch to Tihar Jail.
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