Top events today: Delhi HC to hear Arvind Kejriwal's plea; Rahul Gandhi summoned to appear in Jharkhand court, and more
Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 20 for the initial phase, the deadline for filing nominations for the first phase is March 27. Scrutiny of nominations will occur on March 28, with the final date for withdrawal of nominations being March 30. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday is scheduled to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and seeking his release in connection with a money-laundering case related to the purported excise policy scam.
The petition filed by Kejriwal argues that his arrest and subsequent detention by the ED are unlawful. The case, listed before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma at 10:30 am, will address Kejriwal's plea for immediate release. Rahul Gandhi has been summoned to appear in a Jharkhand court on Wednesday regarding a defamation case.
This summons comes after a special court in Chaibasa issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Gandhi on February 27 for failing to appear in the trial. Following this, Gandhi challenged this order in the high court, which granted a 30-day stay on the warrant's execution. The defamation case stems from remarks allegedly made by Gandhi against Union Minister Amit Shah during a rally in Chaibasa before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Pratap Kumar of Chaibasa filed the case against Gandhi for his statements. The one-day Delhi assembly is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. The Delhi Assembly had previously cancelled its scheduled session in the wake of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest.
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