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.
In the Delhi liquor policy case, sixteen individuals have been arrested so far, including political figures, business owners, and organization members. This list includes Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's Chief Minister, and others associated with the AAP, among others.
The BJP demanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's immediate resignation after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.
The 55-year-old leader's arrest, amid campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, drew angry reactions from his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other allies of I.N.D.I.A bloc.
Delhi liquor policy case: Following the Delhi High Court's refusal to grant relief to Kejriwal, the ED's surprise visit to his residence has intensified tensions, with the possibility of arrest looming over the AAP chief.
Arvind Kejriwal arrested: The case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped by the Kejriwal government.
The Enforcement Directorate officials reached Delhi Arvind Kejriwal's residence with a search warrant in the liquor policy case. The move has come after the Delhi High Court earlier today denied to give protection from arrest to the Chief Minister in the excise policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal has moved the court in the wake of the latest summons, the ninth issued by the ED, asking him to appear before it on Thursday.
The case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped.
Delhi excise policy case: Kavitha, the daughter of BRS founder and former Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, was arrested after a day-long questioning followed by a raid at her Hyderabad residence. She would be produced before a special court in Delhi today, possibly in the afternoon.
Delhi excise police case: The BRS leader claimed earlier that she did nothing wrong and alleged that the BJP at the Centre was using the ED as it could not gain a backdoor entry into Telangana.
A member of the Telangana Legislative Council, K Kavitha is the daughter of BRS President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. She is being questioned by the ED in connection with the Delhi liquor scam case.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has so far skipped multiple summonses of the Enforcement Directorate, calling them illegal and asking the agency to wait as the matter was in court.
The AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the summonses were aimed at preventing him from campaigning in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On several occasions, he claimed that ED had planned to arrest him.
The AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had earlier written to the ED, describing the summonses issued to him as "illegal and politically motivated". He had alleged that the summonses were aimed at preventing him from campaigning in elections.
Delhi liquor policy case: ED alleged that one of the accused in case Vijay Nair received kickbacks to the tune of at least Rs 100 cr from a group called South Group (controlled by Sarath Reddy, Kavitha and Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy) on behalf of leaders of AAP.
This would be 7th summons in the Delhi excise policy case by the ED to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He was earlier called on dates - February 19, February 2, January 18 and January 3 this year and December 21 and November 2 in 2023.
Earlier, the ED on Wednesday issued a fresh and the 6th summons to Kejriwal for his questioning in the excise policy linked money laundering case. The 55-year-old leader, also the national convener of the AAP, was asked to depose before the federal agency on February 19.
Delhi excise case: The Enforcement Directorate earlier approached the court after the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal skipped summons issued by the probe agency five times. The Delhi CM called all the summons 'illegal'.
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