Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Arrest Live: The chief minister is in ED custody till March 28.
New Delhi:
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has challenged his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged liquor policy scam case in Delhi High Court. The bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma after hearing the initial argument by the two sides had passed over the matter for a hearing later in the day. Mr Kejriwal’s counsel, Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi questioned the agency’s “delaying tactics” after
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said the ED got a copy of Mr Kejriwal’s petition only yesterday and sought three weeks’ time to file a detailed reply.
The hearing in the matter has resumed.
Here are the LIVE updates on Arvind Kejriwal’s petition in court:
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According to sources, the CBI will seek Arvind Kejriwal’s custody after ED’s custody end tomorrow. The ED will produce Kejriwal in the court tomorrow after the custody ends and seek further time.
“The ED has conducted over 250 raids in the so-called liquor policy scam. No money was found in the multiple raids. They raided Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Satyendar Jain and us. Where is the money from this so-called scam? My husband will reveal the truth about it in Delhi in the court tomorrow,” she said.
So called शराब घोटाले का पैसा कहाँ है, इसका ख़ुलासा कल कोर्ट में करेंगे CM @ArvindKejriwal l Smt. @KejriwalSunita Addressing an Important Press Conference l LIVE https://t.co/KZKMnbOuU0
– AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 27, 2024
Arvind Kejriwal’s lawyer asks for the Delhi Chief Minister to be released today on interim bail. “Both arrest and remand are wrong,” he said.
Judge says he needs to hear the other side too but assure Mr Kejriwal’s lawyer that the question of release will be taken up today.
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: Hearing In Arvind Kejriwal’s Court Petition Resumes
Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal will issue a press statement at 12pm today. On Tuesday, Sunita Kejriwal met with the Delhi Chief Minister at the ED office on March 21. In an earlier press conference, Ms Kejriwal read out a statement by the chief minister after he was arrested in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.
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along with AAP MLAs protest at the Delhi Assembly against the arrest of CM Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate pic.twitter.com/uxBKlGiDnu– ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2024
The Enforcement Directorate urged the Delhi High Court to grant it time to file reply to a petition by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest in the alleged liquor policy scam. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju said the “bulky” petition was served upon them only on Tuesday, and three weeks’ time should be given to bring their stand on record. For interim relief as well, appropriate time should be given to respond, he said.