Responding to the ED's reply affidavit on his petition contesting his arrest in the case, Kejriwal emphasised that the mode, manner, and timing of his arrest just before the Lok Sabha elections, when the Model Code of Conduct was in force, highlights the "arbitrariness" of the agency's actions.
Special Judge for CBI and ED cases Kaveri Baweja passed the order while declining Kejriwal's plea for video consultation with his doctor.
Tihar jail counsel submitted a report in court which said Kejriwal’s blood sugar levels were completely normal. Meanwhile, Singhvi pleaded that Kejriwal was asking for only 15 minutes of daily video conferencing with his doctor and that he was not asking for medical bail or hospital treatment.
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The ED has accused Arvind Kejriwal of being involved in the entire conspiracy of the Delhi liquor scam, in drafting and implementing the policy, receiving kickbacks and eventually using part of proceeds of crime for Goa Assembly elections.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will move to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Delhi High Court dismissing the plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the Excise Policy money laundering case. The matter was heard by the Delhi High Court on April 9.
Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for Delhio on March 21, is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to 15-day judicial custody in connection with now scrapped Delhi liquor policy case. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in relation to the excise policy case.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED in an excise policy-linked money laundering case on March 21, hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from any coercive action by the central probe agency. On Monday, a Delhi court sent him to judicial custody till April 15.
Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP's national convenor, was arrested on March 21 and subsequently remanded in Enforcement Directorate custody. He is accused of being directly involved in a conspiracy related to the formulation of the now-scrapped excise policy, favouring certain individuals.
Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested on March 21, was produced in the court of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja after his Enforcement Directorate custody came to an end.
The central probe agency had arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in connection with an alleged excise policy-linked money laundering case. The arrest had come hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor from any coercive action by the agency.
The Enforcement Directorate had arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case on Thursday evening after almost two hours of questioning.
Some former AAP leaders, including Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan, who fell out of favour with Arvind Kejriwal over the years, came out in his support on Friday, claiming that a sitting chief minister's arrest before the Lok Sabha elections "without evidence" is akin to "murder of democracy".
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had moved the Supreme Court late Thursday after the ED arrested him. He was arrested hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the AAP national convenor from any coercive action by the agency.
Following Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, now the question arises can Kejriwal continue to govern if put behind bars? Scroll down to read what the law says regarding this.
Arvind Kejriwal arrest: Senior Congress leader and party's Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana, Deepender Singh Hooda alleged BJP govt's style of targeting opposition leaders by misusing government agencies is nothing new.
Arvind Kejriwal had skipped nine summonses issued by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in excise policy-linked money laundering case, the latest being for Thursday, March 21. He has called these summonses "illegal".
Arvind Kejriwal on Chandigarh mayoral poll result: The Supreme Court had directed recounting of votes polled in the Chandigarh mayoral elections and declaration of result after considering the eight defaced ballots that were declared invalid by the returning officer.
The development comes after the Supreme Court on Monday denied AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail pleas in the excise policy case. Sisodia has been in custody since his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26.
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