Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – arrested in the alleged liquor policy scam – lashed out at the Enforcement Directorate Wednesday, declaring “the sole purpose of the arrest is to humiliate me… to incapacitate me”. Arguing for interim relief before the Delhi High Court, Mr Kejriwal said the ED had acted without any “inquiry, statement, or material that could … Read more
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been remanded to judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy case, spent a restless first night in his 14X8 feet cell in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. The AAP chief paced up and down his cell and slept for a few hours. Prison officials told PTI that Arvind … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed replies to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s two revisions challenging the issuance of summons on Saturday. Meanwhile, advocate Mudit Jain and advocate Rehan Khan Counsel for Kejriwal have sought time to respond to the replies filed by the anti-money laundering agency. The ED arrested the Delhi Chief Minister in a … Read more
We really “hope” that in India and any other nation holding elections, people’s “political and civil rights” are “protected” and everyone is able to cast a ballot in a “free and fair” environment, according to a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the freezing of … Read more
Arvind Kejriwal will spend at least another night in jail after the Delhi High Court refused a petition Wednesday, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam. The court has issued a notice asking the ED to respond to Mr Kejriwal’s petition, and given the probe agency time till April … Read more
“I told him many times to avoid liquor, but he made the policy for more money.” This is one of many scathing remarks by social activist Anna Hazare on the arrest of his former mentee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the liquor policy case. While several opposition leaders have come out in support of … Read more
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) a day earlier for his alleged role in the irregularities in the now-scrapped 2021-22 Delhi excise policy, hours after his legal team presses for an urgent hearing and the top court even agreed … Read more
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested on Thursday by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the liquor probe making him the first sitting chief minister to be arrested ever. The arrest came within two months after Jharkhand’s Hemant Soren was arrested – another prominent leader of the opposition; Soren had resigned as the … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court against arrest for skipping probe agency summons in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. He was asked to furnish a personal bond of ₹ 15,000 and a security bond of ₹ 1 lakh for the bail. The Delhi Chief Minister violated … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal responded to the Enforcement Directorate’s summons, stating he was willing to answer its questioning in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy case via video-conferencing after March 12, according to news agency PTI, citing Aam Aadmi Party sources on Monday. Arvind Kejriwal has so far ignored the Enforcement Directorate’s eight summonses, claiming … Read more
On Friday, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj stated that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-Congress coalition was on track for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and that they were not frightened of the investigating agencies, despite the fact that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be detained this week. Saurabh Bhardwaj told a press conference that … Read more
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi and the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party, said on Monday that he will not be appearing before the Enforcement Directorate for the sixth time, citing the investigative agency’s summons as “illegal.” The AAP claimed the ED should wait for the court’s verdict rather than continually summoning … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made an alliance offer to the Congress on Tuesday in Delhi, only days after declaring that it will fight all 13 seats in Punjab. However, the offer was accompanied by a scathing criticism from the party, which said that the Congress did not deserve a single seat in Delhi based … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated on Thursday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is the Centre’s “new weapon” and that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) now selects who goes to jail. “ED is a new weapon now,” Kejriwal declared, addressing a demonstration against the Centre in Delhi that was organized by the Kerala government. Until … Read more
According to reports, the Enforcement Directorate is raiding the personal secretary of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and a Rajya Sabha MP who are associated with the Aam Aadmi Party in connection with a money laundering investigation. ED officials are now searching around 12 locations in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Varanasi. Mr Kejriwal’s personal secretary, Bibhav … Read more