Congress chief Priyanka Gandi as we speak termed the Enforcement Directorate’s determination to arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as improper and unconstitutional. The ED arrested Kejriwal after three hours of questioning this night within the alleged liquor coverage case involding cash laundering allegations. Taking to X, Priyanka Gandhi stated that the transfer to arrest Delhi CM simply earlier than elections does not swimsuit the federal government.
“Targeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in this manner ahead of elections is completely wrong and unconstitutional. Lowering the level of politics in this manner suits neither the Prime Minister nor his government. Fight your critics in the electoral battle, confront them boldly, and of course attack their policies and working style – this is democracy,” stated Priyanka.
The Congress chief additional stated that utilizing central businesses to fulfil political goal is towards democracy. “Using the power of all the institutions of the country to fulfill one’s political objective and weakening them by exerting pressure is against every principle of democracy,” she added.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi additionally slammed the BJP saying {that a} scared dictator needs to make democracy lifeless.
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मीडिया समेत सभी संस्थाओं पर कब्ज़ा, पार्टियों को तोड़ना, कंपनियों से हफ्ता वसूली, मुख्य विपक्षी दल का अकाउंट फ्रीज़ करना भी ‘असुरी शक्ति’ के लिए कम था, तो अब चुने हुए मुख्यमंत्रियों की गिरफ्तारी भी आम बात हो गई है।
INDIA इसका…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 21, 2024
Priyanka Gandhi additional stated that the financial institution accounts of the nation’s largest opposition celebration Congress have been frozen whereas all of the political events and their leaders are below stress day and night time from ED, CBI, IT. “One Chief Minister has been put in jail, now the other Chief Minister is also in jail. Preparations are being made for it. Such a shameful scene is being seen for the first time in the independent history of India,” stated the Congress chief.
The ED arrested Kejriwal after the Delhi CM didn’t get interim aid from any coerceive motion from the Delhi High Court within the liquor coverage rip-off summons. Kejriwal had challenged the ED summons within the courtroom in search of safety from arrest. The Aam Aadmi Party has moved the Supreme Cour in search of pressing listening to and quashing of the arrest by the ED.
