"ED should have completed its investigation before arresting Kejriwal...": AAP leader Priyanka Kakkar
Mar 28, 2024
New Delhi [India], March 28 : Calling the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "illegal" in the excise policy case, Aam Admi Party national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Thursday said that the Enforcement Directorate should have completed its investigation before arresting the AAP supremo, adding that the central agency itself is "unaware" of why it has arrested Kejriwal.
Speaking to ANI, Priyanka Kakkar said, "CM Arvind Kejriwal had said to give as many days of remand. ED asked for 7 days and the court granted a 4-day remand. The CM has exposed something big today that the real liquor scam started after the agencies started their investigation... ED is not even aware of why it has arrested him. What type of law is this where an arrest has been made without thorough investigation? The arrest of the CM is illegal, we have challenged it and the High Court will hear it on April 3."
The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended the custodial remand of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by four more days in a money laundering case related to the Excise Policy.
In court, Arvind Kejriwal said, "The real liquor scam began post the ED investigation. The motive of the ED is to crush the Aam Aadmi Party."
Kejriwal said in court that the case has been going on for two years, and no allegations have been proven.
Kejriwal said that out of 162 witnesses the ED has examined, his name appears in only four places.
"The first statement is from C Arvind, who said that excise documents were handed over to him. Is this statement enough to arrest the Chief Minister?" Bharadwaj said.
C Arvind was the secretary of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Meanwhile, a protest will be held by the INDIA bloc outside the BJP headquarters in the national capital tomorrow against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Congress, AAP, and the Left parties will participate in the demonstration.
The INDIA bloc will also hold a joint rally at the Ram Leela Maidan on March 31 in protest against the arrest.
