Arvind Kejriwal arrested: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal moved the Supreme Court difficult his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the cash laundering case linked to the excise policy rip-off on Thursday night (March 21). His petition was not given any particular hearing yesterday. Sources mentioned that no particular bench was arrange on Thursday evening to listen to the plea. According to a court docket official, Kejriwal’s attorneys are likely to say the plea earlier than the SC today at round 10.30 am for an pressing hearing into his plea.
The growth comes after a 10-member ED staff led by an extra director reached his official residence on Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines in the nationwide capital quickly after the excessive court docket order, which denied him safety from arrest in the case, and carried out searches, and arrested the AAP chief after over two hours of arriving at his residence. The ED additionally quizzed Kejriwal briefly earlier than making the arrest, sources mentioned.
AAP moves SC
Addressing the media yesterday, Delhi Minister and AAP chief Atishi mentioned, “We have filed an application in the Supreme Court against the illegal arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. It will be mentioned in the Supreme Court tomorrow morning. We hope that the Supreme Court will protect democracy”.
Atishi questioned the timing of the arrest and dubbed Kejriwal’s apprehension an “assault on democracy”. She claimed that Kejriwal is the most well-liked chief who has the potential to problem Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
“Today, we all have seen an attempt to murder democracy. After the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, Arvind Kejriwal, a popular CM of Delhi and a prominent leader of the opposition has been arrested on false charges. This investigation has been going on for two years, but neither the CBI nor the ED has found a single penny in two years of investigation. But as soon as the election is announced, Arvind Kejriwal is arrested. Why? Because PM Narendra Modi knows that if there is one leader who can challenge him, it is Arvind Kejriwal,” she mentioned.
BJP calls for Kejriwal’s resignation
The BJP demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister after his arrest.
“The administration of loot and lies, run by Arvind Kejriwal, has finally come to an end. Since 2020-21, connections were being established between him and the Delhi Liquor scam. Investigative agencies are still questioning but I feel that the truth had to win in the end,” Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva mentioned.
(With inputs from businesses)
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