Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition challenging arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at his residence in connection with the Delhi excise policy case linked to money laundering case.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi excise policy case on Thursday night, in which two senior AAP leaders are already in judicial custody.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the excise police, calling the Supreme Court to take suo moto cognizance.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear today itself a plea of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at his residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case linked to a money laundering case
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said that action will be taken as per law against those who are involved in corruption while referring to the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with excise policy caase.
AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha said that the blessings and love of 135 crore Indians are with Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi excise policy case on Thursday night.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader MA Baby accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking "systematic steps to destroy democracy," a day after the Enforcement Directorate arrested Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case.
After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the Excise policy case, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said that a high voltage drama was going on outside the residence of Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, moved to the Supreme Court. However, he did not receive any special hearing late at night.
AAP Minister Atishi on Thursday alleged that the manner in which the Enforcement Directorate officials reached Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence with four buses full of police personnel and two buses full of RAF personnel to conduct searches and question AAP chief shows "consp