ED arrests Arvind Kejriwal: Chief Minister detained by probe agency
Arvind Kejriwal Arrested Highlights: After Delhi High Court denies protection, Enforcement Directorate takes action in liquor policy case.
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate team searches Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, then arrests him in excise policy case. He’s the first sitting chief minister in India’s history to be arrested. His party says he’ll remain in office.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the Delhi High Court denied him protection from arrest in the liquor policy case. Kejriwal had challenged the ED’s summons regarding alleged money.
He refused to go to the ED, saying their summons were illegal.
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Today’s announcement is clear: speak against BJP, get arrested. BJP’s action insults millions. This arrest is an insult to two crore people of Delhi who cherish democracy,” he added.
If BJP thinks arresting Arvind Kejriwal will crush AAP and intimidate the opposition, they’re mistaken. We’ll all fight this battle together. We’ve decided to protest this arrest at the BJP headquarters tomorrow at 10 am,” the minister announced.
He added, ‘NDA shattered norms in democracy. Nation in undeclared emergency.
The RJD leader, part of the INDIA bloc like Kejriwal’s AAP, said, ‘We stand with Delhi’s elected government. We won’t be intimidated. We always fight back.
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Arvind Kejriwal Arrest LIVE Updates:
A doctor from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital will examine him at the ED office, then he will be held in their custody.
Enforcement Directorate Officials Take Arvind Kejriwal From His Home After Arrest
Enforcement Directorate officials took Arvind Kejriwal from his home after his arrest. They will now take him to their headquarters. Delhi Police have deployed heavily, expecting many AAP workers. They are detaining party workers and increasing security outside the probe agency’s headquarters.
Arvind Kejriwal, the first serving chief minister since independence to be arrested, faced unprecedented political scenes. The High Court denied him interim relief after he skipped probe agency summons in the liquor policy case. AAP expected his arrest, with the Delhi Minister stating, ‘Kejriwal won’t resign; he’ll govern from jail
The Congress, Trinamool Congress, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, and DMK criticized the action, calling it ‘undemocratic’ and ‘shameful
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest Live Updates: AAP’s legal team filed a petition in the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing to quash the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate at 8:57 pm, about two hours ago. They’re in touch with Puneet Sehgal, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, regarding listing for the Chief Justice of India. A decision on constituting a bench for the urgent hearing is expected soon.
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Arvind Kejriwal Arrested LIVE: ‘Kejriwal Ruined Children of Lakhs of Mothers in Delhi’: BJP MP
According to BJP MP Parvesh Verma, Arvind Kejriwal has caused harm to countless children in Delhi by fostering alcohol addiction among them. Verma believes that the consequences of this action are evident, and he views Kejriwal’s arrest as the end of a corrupt individual’s reign.
ED Arrest Arvind kejriwal Live:
The Delhi Police has deployed drones to monitor the situation as a large group of AAP workers has assembled outside Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. Following Kejriwal’s arrest, the police have begun apprehending protesting workers.