Supreme Court seeks ED's response by April 24 on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest plea
Has ECI taken the colour off India’s poll campaigns? The Delhi High Court had upheld the arrest of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on April 9, arguing that the investigative agency was with "little option" after he skipped repeated summonses and refused to join the investigation. Kejriwal while approaching the Supreme Court on April 11, contended in the appeal that his arrest was "motivated by extraneous considerations." The High Court had said that Kejriwal's absence from nine ED summons over six months undermined any claims of special privilege as Chief Minister, suggesting his arrest was an inevitable consequence of his non-cooperation.
Delhi LG targets AAP, bins 'rumour' about electricity, water and bus subsidies The arrest was made solely based on the subsequent, contradictory, and highly belated statements of co-accused who have now turned approvers, Kejriwal said in his appeal against the High Court order. The arrest was made solely based on the subsequent, contradictory, and highly belated statements of co-accused who have now turned approvers, the appeal said.
ED arrested Kejriwal on 21 March in connection with alleged corruption and money laundering charges. The probe agency has accused Kejriwal of being involved in the “entire conspiracy of Delhi liquor scam, in drafting and implementation of the policy".
BJP using ED, CBI to 'break our ministers and MLAs': AAP after Anand resigned The Delhi Chief Minister is lodged in Tihar jail at present. The AAP party has blamed PM Modi-led BJP over Kejriwal's arrest.
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