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On Thursday (May 9), the ED filed a new affidavit in court challenging interim bail against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for campaigning. He was arrested by the ED in March in a money laundering case related to excise policy. of delhi which has now been cancelled.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till June 1 in the Delhi excise policy case. The court asked them to surrender on June 2.
According to reports, lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, said that the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be announced on June 4 but campaigning ends 48 hours before the final polling day. The court therefore considered that date 1. June is a good time to surrender.
Advocate Shadan Frost, who represents Kejriwal, told media that the court order is valid until June 2 and there are no restrictions on what Kejriwal can or cannot say at his election campaign.
It is learned that on Thursday (May 9), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a new affidavit in court opposing granting interim bail to Kejriwal for his campaign. The ED argued that publicity was not Basic or legal rights Therefore, it cannot be the basis for bail.
It is worth noting that on March 21, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Policy 2021. There, the Aam Aadmi Party termed the issue as a conspiracy of the Bharatiya Janata Party to Opposition The opposition is
Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Dipankar Dutta were hearing the case in the Supreme Court earlier during the hearing. The court had questioned the timing of Kejriwal’s arrest after the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. The court said this arrest could happen sooner or later. The bench also made it clear that it was unwilling to let Kejriwal take over as chief minister. After being released on bail
It was noted that earlier this week Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena recommended that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe allegations of receiving political funds from the banned organization Sikhs for Justice against the Chief Minister, then Aam Aadmi Party said. that it is a hopeless move by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
