Arvind Kejriwal arrest: The ED has taken the Delhi Chief Minister to its office.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on Thursday night after a 12-member team of the Enforcement Directorate reached his official residence with a search warrant in the Delhi liquor policy case.
This is the first time a sitting chief minister has been arrested in the history of Independent India. Two leaders of Mr Kejriwal’s party AAP — Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh — have already been arrested by the probe agency in the case. The chief minister was summoned nine times by the probe agency but repeatedly refused to appear before it, calling the summons illegal.
After his arrest, the AAP said Mr Kejriwal will continue as the chief minister and discharge his duties from jail. “Arvind Kejriwal is and will remain the Chief Minister of Delhi… there are no two ways about it,” said AAP leader Atishi. The party has announced nationwide protests against the arrest.
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The Aam Aadmi Party in Mumbai accuses police of “high-handedness” while protesting the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. AAP’s Maharashtra president Preeti Sharma Menon said their workers were shoved, beaten and punched and women workers were detained in the night.
“Unbelievable police brutality today. @AAPMumbai was dragged, beaten, punched while protesting against the unlawful arrest of Arvind Kejriwal by Modi’s ED,” Menon tweeted.
He & Anna Hazare gang were responsible for making most irresponsible, baseless & wild allegations against Congress including Sheila Dikshit ji saying he had ‘trunk loads’ of evidence against her. No one has seen the ‘trunk’ so far. Karma catches up! #KejriwalArrestedhttps://t.co/9W1sbFlEDo
– Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) March 21, 2024
“Unconstitutional’, ‘Witch-Hunt’: INDIA Bloc Slams Arvind Kejriwal’s ArrestDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest has firmly brought together the INDIA bloc, which has been making headlines recently more for its differences than its unity. Minutes after the arrest, posts from key leaders across the Opposition flooded social media, criticising the Centre and the BJP in no uncertain terms. That the BJP is running scared ahead of the Lok Sabha election was the primary thought. Many declared that the people will respond to this with their votes.
Roads leading to AAP’s headquarters in Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg have been blocked. Entry of any vehicles have been prohibited.
Strongly condemn the unlawful arrest of Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal Ji
The ED and the CBI have become the chief instruments of repression in the hands of BJP. Political opponents are targeted on unsubstantiated grounds & political vendetta is their sole purpose
– KTR (@KTRBRS) March 21, 2024
Rahul Gandhi To Meet Arvind Kejriwal’s Family To Offer Legal Aid: ReportCongress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet Arvind Kejriwal’s family today and assure them of his support following the Delhi Chief Minister’s arrest on Thursday. The Congress leader has talked to the family over pone last night.
“This is an attempt to murder democracy. Neither CBI nor ED has received even a single penny in the 2 year investigation. Yet just before the elections, the CM is arrested. Because the Prime Minister knows that if there is any leader who can challenge him then it is Arvind Kejriwal. If you want to fight, then come forward and fight. Stop fighting by hiding behind ED. Our fight will continue from the streets to the Parliament. We have filed an application in the Supreme Court, the hearing is tomorrow morning. We hope that the Supreme Court will work to save democracy.”
This is an attempt to murder democracy.
Neither CBI nor ED has received even a single penny in the 2 year investigation. Yet just before the elections, CM @ArvindKejriwal Is arrested.
because the prime minister @NarendraModi Ji knows that there is some leader who can challenge him… pic.twitter.com/VHBM5ehgQR
– AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 21, 2024
