Rouse Avenue Court has ordered that Arvind Kejriwal be sent to jail for 14 days in the Delhi excise policy case. Kejriwal’s address will be in Tihar jail by April 15. There is a curiosity about what the Chief Minister of Delhi can do and what he cannot do daily while in jail.
Former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain is also in cell number seven. And in cell number five is AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.
On the other hand, K. Kavita, daughter of Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, has been approved for the 6th cell of the women’s department in Tihar.
The court has sought permission to arrange a special food list for Kejriwal citing the cause of illness. Apart from this, Kejriwal has also appealed to him to keep three books in the cell.
Those books are the Shrimad Bhagavata Gita, The Ramayana and a book by the Prime Ministers written by journalist Nirja Chaudhary. But it is still not clear who he will be able to meet in the jol.
The ED is facing this question in the Supreme Court of India
Why was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls? The ED is facing this question in the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court has asked a total of five questions to the Central Investigating Agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Supreme Court.
During the hearing of the case, a two-judge bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta sought answers to these questions from the ED counsel and additional solicitor general of the country S V Raju.
Meanwhile, a two-judge bench, referring to S V Raju, said you cannot deny that life and liberty are of utmost importance. It has also sought answers to a question on how Kejriwal is involved in delhi’s liquor policy scandals and illegal financial transactions.
The next hearing in the case will be held on Friday. Meanwhile, the ED will have to answer five questions to the court.
Earlier on Monday, while hearing Kejriwal’s plea, the Supreme Court had asked Arvind Kejriwal’s counsel why you have not filed an application in the trial court.
In this regard, Kejriwal’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi said there are many reasons for this, one of which is that Kejriwal’s arrest is illegal.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal filed a petition in the Supreme Court saying his arrest was illegal and his detention was also illegal. This is part of politics ahead of the general elections in the country.
In his plea, Kejriwal said it was an attempt to finish off a political party. During the hearing on Monday, Abhishek Manu Singhvi told the court that anyone can be arrested only if evidence of guilt is found and not just on the basis of suspicion.
After this, the court asked why Kejriwal did not appear for questioning despite repeated summons. What is the remedy for the investigating officers in such a situation?
In this question, Singhvi said that non-recording of statements is not the basis for arrest. When the ED can come to the chief minister’s residence for arrest, why can’t he come to record his statement?
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What will be the future of Arvind Kejriwal?
The Supreme Court on Tuesday did not pass any decision while hearing the bail plea of Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in the liquor policy scam and lodged in jail. However, the Supreme Court has indicated that it may give a hearing in this regard in the coming time.
The Supreme Court also questioned the ED while hearing the bail plea filed by Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to Delhi’s liquor policy. The country’s Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who argued in the court on behalf of the ED, has opposed the interim bail of Arvind Kejriwal.
He told the court that through this, the wrong message will be sent to the public. In response, the court said, “We are not trying to grant interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal because he is a chief minister.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED from the government home in Delhi on March 21. Earlier, the Delhi High Court had dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s plea to evade arrest by the ED.
The ED and the CBI allege that the Delhi government through its excise policy has given undue benefits by taking bribes to licensed traders. The Aam Aadmi Party, however, has denied these allegations.