New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an excise policy-linked money laundering case on 21 March. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal becomes the first sitting chief minister to have been arrested.
The Supreme Court will hear plea by Delhi CM & AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the ED in Delhi excise policy scam today at 10.30 am.
The arrest came within two months after Jharkhand’s Hemant Soren was arrested – another prominent leader of the opposition; Soren had resigned as the CM just before his arrest making way for Champai Soren to take the mantle of the government.
The AAP leadership, however, said Kejriwal will remain the chief minister and the national capital will be ruled from jail. Kejriwal’s arrest comes a week after another big-ticket arrest in connection with the liquor probe. BRS leader K Kavitha was arrested from Hyderabad last week and was brought to New Delhi.
Earlier the Delhi High Court had rejected a plea seeking protection for the Delhi CM from coercive action in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Following this the Enforcement Directorate began conducting searches at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Civil Lines. The Delhi Chief Minister had till now skipped nearly nine ED summons issued to him in the money laundering case.
AAP is planning to stage a nationwide protest. In view of the proposed protest by Political party at DDU Marg Delhi, Traffic will remain heavy at IP Marg, Vikas Marg, Minto Road and Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. DDU marg will remain closed for traffic movement. Kindly avoid these roads and plan your journey accordingly, The Delhi Traffic Police said in a tweet on X. Earlier, DMRC said in a tweet, “ITO Metro station will remain closed from 08:00 AM to 06:00 PM today i.e, 22nd March 2024.”
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