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The move came hours after the Delhi High Court refused interim protection from coercive action to Kejriwal stating that at this stage the court wasn’t inclined to grant interim relief.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the excise policy case on Thursday (Mar 21).
The move came hours after the Delhi High Court refused interim protection from coercive action to Kejriwal stating that at this stage the court wasn’t inclined to grant interim relief.
Immediately after the arrest, AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi took to her official X account and stated that the party had moved the Supreme Court to quash Kejriwal’s arrest, seeking an urgent hearing.
“We have moved the Supreme Court for quashing the arrest of Delhi CM @ArvindKejriwal by ED. We have asked for an urgent hearing by the Supreme Court tonight itself,” Atishi said in a post on X.
‘Will run government from jail’
Earlier, Atishi had said that AAP’s national convenor would run the government from prison and that he would remain the Chief Minister of Delhi.
“We have received news that ED has arrested Arvind Kejriwal… We have always said that Arvind Kejriwal will run the govt from jail. He will remain the CM of Delhi. We have filed a case in the Supreme Court. Our lawyers are reaching SC. We will demand SC have an urgent hearing tonight,” she said.
Timeline of events in the excise policy case
– November 2021
Delhi government implemented a new excise policy
– July 8, 2022
The Chief Secretary of Delhi reported violations in the policy
– July 22, 2022
The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi recommended a CBI investigation into the breach of rules
– August 19, 2022
CBI raided the then Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence
– August 22, 2022
The Enforcement Directorate filed a money laundering case on liquor policy
– September, 2022
AAP communications head Vijay Nair was arrested by CBI
– March 2023
ED arrested Manish Sisodia
– October 2023
ED arrested AAP leader Sanjay Singh
– October 2023
ED sent the first summons to Kejriwal
– March 16, 2024
ED arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha
– March 21, 2024
Kejriwal skipped the ED summon for the ninth time in the excise policy case. Hours later the Delhi HC denied him interim relief in the excise policy case following which he was arrested.
(With inputs from agencies)
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