The Delhi High Court has refused to grant any interim relief to Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy scam.
New Delhi: In a major update on the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court has refused to grant any interim relief to Arvind Kejriwal. Notably, the Delhi CM was arrested by the ED on March 21 in the liquor scam case.
The Delhi High Court has also issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea moved by CM Arvind Kejriwal raising issues of legality and validity regarding the arrest and remand. Delhi HC seeks ED’s response on the main petition as well as the application for interim release of the petitioner by April 2nd.
‘Arrest Of Delhi CM Will Benefit AAP’
Delhi minister Atishi said on Wednesday that the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will benefit the AAP electorally in the Lok Sabha polls as the party is getting a lot of sympathy.
In an interview with PTI, Atishi termed the arrest of Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked money laundering case as an attack on democracy that was “never seen before” in the democratic history of the country.
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“The good thing is that it has benefited us electorally,” she said, adding before the arrest of Kejriwal, the result of Lok Sabha polls was a forgone conclusion as people were of the view that the BJP was going to win.
“But after Kejriwal’s arrest, the level of public sympathy has gone up for us. There is just one sentiment that the BJP has gone one step too far. So, I would feel it has benefitted us electorally,” Atishi told PTI. She said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls have become a ‘People vs BJP’ election.
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BJP Protests Outside Delhi Assembly
MLAs from both the ruling AAP and the opposition BJP held protests on the Delhi Assembly premises on Wednesday, raising slogans against each other.
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs held a demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested by the ED in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators and their supporters raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(With inputs from agencies)
