Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while addressing AAP workers in the national capital, triggered a political stir by saying he will resign in two days. However, Kejriwal kept the cards close to his chest on the name of his successor.
Arvind Kejriwal resignation: Kejriwal, who was released on bail from Tihar on Sept 13 in the excise policy case, said, "I will only sit on CM's chair after people give me a certificate of honesty. Want to give 'agnipariksha' after coming out of jail."
The Delhi Chief Minister was arrested by the CBI on June 26. On August 14, the Supreme Court had refused to grant interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in the case and sought a response from the probe agency on his plea challenging his arrest.
The CBI has defended in the Supreme Court the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister, saying it was necessary as he chose to remain “evasive and non-cooperative” in his replies to questions about his role in the alleged excise policy scam.
The court is set to review a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on August 27. The chargesheet is part of an ongoing investigation into the liquor policy case.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought bail claiming that there was no necessity to arrest him in the CBI case and that his custody was illegal. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener was arrested by the CBI on June 26 from Tihar Jail.
Supreme Court while granting interim bail to Kejriwal in the ED case observed that the Delhi Chief Minister has suffered incarceration of 90 days and it's conscious that he is an elected leader. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the ED in the money laundering case.
An FIR was registered against Kumar on May 16 under various Indian Penal Code provisions, including those related to criminal intimidation, assault or criminal force on a woman with the intent to disrobe and attempt to commit culpable homicide.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with irregularities in the excise policy case. According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours extended to the licence holders.
Aam Aadmi party leaders expressed their happiness after the Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The AAP chief was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in a liquor policy case.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21. In total, there are 38 accused in the ED case including former minister Manish Sisodia.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday surrendered at the Tihar jail after his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in the excise policy-linked money laundering case ended on June 1.
In his plea, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had sought the extension of the interim bail on health grounds, stating that he has lost seven kgs since his arrest in March.
The plea said the Delhi Chief Minister is required to undergo some medical tests and for this purpose, the interim bail, which is ending on June 1, be extended. In his plea, Kejriwal said he would surrender before jail authorities on June 9, instead of June 2.
The plea said the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is required to undergo some medical tests and for this purpose, the interim bail, which is ending on June 1, be extended. The AAP chief is required to surrender himself on June 2.
Earlier on May 10, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the liquor scam case. After being released from jail, he has been involved in campaigning for the INDIA bloc for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
A couple of videos from the chief minister's residence from the day of the incident have surfaced on social media, one showed Maliwal having an argument with security personnel, while the other showed her walking out of the CM's residence in the Civil Lines.
On Friday, soon after recording her statement before the magistrate, Swati Maliwal took to social media platform X, saying "the truth will be revealed to everyone as soon as the CCTV footage of the house and the room is checked".
The Delhi Police registered an FIR in Swati Maliwal's assault case hours after it visited AAP's Rajya Sabha MP's residence to take her statements. The FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to the offence of violence against women, they said.
Addressing his Aam Aadmi Party councillors, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that efforts were made to break and humiliate him during judicial custody in Tihar. The AAP chief is on interim bail till June 1.
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