In yet another trouble for Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi LG VK Saxena on Saturday sanctioned the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute AAP chief and former Delhi CM in the excise policy case, the LG office informed.
The high court refused to stay the trial court proceedings for now in the criminal case. While Kejriwal was granted an interim bail by the Supreme Court on July 12 in the money laundering case, the apex court released him on bail in the CBI case on September 13. According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours were extended to the licence holders.
The Delhi High Court will now hear on January 17, 2025, the enforcement directorate's plea against the bail granted to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the 2021-22 excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Saurabh Bhardwaj reacting on the development said, "...Don't they have the basic knowledge that prosecution sanction is required to prosecute a chief minister or a minister. They are saying that today they have given sanction to prosecute (Arvind Kejriwal), what was the BJP doing for the last two years? If they did not have permission to prosecute (Arvind Kejriwal), what were they doing?... This is part of a conspiracy for political reasons..."
