Arvind Kejriwal Arrest LIVE Updates: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday moved the Supreme Courtroom difficult the Delhi excessive courtroom verdict upholding his arrest associated to a cash laundering case linked to a alleged excise rip-off. Vivek Jain, Kejriwal’s authorized consultant, advised information company PTI that they’ve challenged the Delhi HC order within the apex courtroom. The Delhi Excessive Courtroom’s determination to maintain Kejriwal’s arrest dealt a major setback to the Chief Minister simply earlier than the Lok Sabha elections.
The courtroom remarked that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was left with ‘little possibility’ however to proceed with the arrest attributable to Kejriwal’s constant absence from summons and his refusal to take part within the probe.
In the meantime, the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) on Wednesday mentioned that Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh had been scheduled to go to Kejriwal at Tihar Jail, which has now been deferred. The jail authorities have cited safety issues as the explanation for the postponement, information company IANS reported.
“Yesterday, the time for Bhagwant Mann and Sanjay Singh to fulfill Kejriwal was mounted. Now, Tihar Jail will inform in regards to the new time,” mentioned AAP. “The administration had acquired a letter for a gathering with CM Kejriwal,” IANS quoted jail sources as saying.
“The Deputy Inspector Basic (DIG) of Tihar will reply right this moment. The reply will deal with safety measures and suggest different dates for the assembly. Sanjay Singh and CM Bhagwant Mann might then go to CM Kejriwal on the recommended dates, ought to they select to,” a supply from the jail administration acknowledged.
Kejriwal was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 over allegations associated to the excise rip-off. Since his arrest, Kejriwal has been underneath the ED’s authority, adopted by his switch to Tihar Jail.
