Delhi Excise Policy Case: AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj claims witnesses forced, beaten up to change statements
Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been constantly pressuring witnesses to change their statements in relation to the Delhi excise policy case.
«The witnesses were constantly forced and beaten up to change their statement,» said the minister, while addressing a press conference.
He vehemently dismissed the case as unfounded and rooted in falsehoods. Bharadwaj pointed fingers at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing them of orchestrating a ploy against AAP with the intention of «destroying» the governments in Punjab and Delhi.
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While talking about the dismissal of Kejriwal's plea against arrest, the AAP leader said ,«We have full faith in SC. We believe it will give relief to CM Kejriwal like it gave relief to Sanjay Singh.»
Kejriwal's plea dismissed
In a massive setback to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition challenging his arrest in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam, saying there was no contravention of legal provisions. Besides his arrest, Kejriwal, who is currently in judicial custody in Tihar jail, had also challenged his subsequent remand in Enforcement Directorate's custody, which the court said was not illegal.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the Enforcement Directorate was in possession of «enough material»
