Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on 1 April extended the judicial custody of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till April 15 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. As Kejriwal was presented in the court, he said, “What the PM is doing is not good for the country.”
During the hearing, ED sought 15-day judicial custody of CM Kejriwal, as it said that the Delhi CM is “totally uncooperative”.
Kejriwal was arrested on 21 March and has been in ED custody since then. On 28 March, the court had extended Kejriwal’s ED custody till April 1. The investigative team filed a remand request claiming that they need more time to question Delhi CM to confront him with other individuals. The ED informed the court that “statements of some AAP Goa candidates are being recorded.”
On March 31, top INDIA bloc leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, and Tejashwi Yadav organized a protest against Kejriwal’s ED arrest at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital. Delhi CM’s wife Sunita Kejriwal was also present at the ‘Save Democracy’ rally.
Sunita Kejriwal also read out a letter written by her husband Arvind Kejriwal in jail, wherein he promised six guarantees on behalf of the Opposition’s INDIA bloc. These six guarantees include 24-hour electricity across the country, free electricity for the poor in the entire country, government schools in every village and locality, Mohalla Clinics, MSP for farmers, and more
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Published: 01 Apr 2024, 11:52 AM IST