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Reacting sharply to the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, AAP senior leader Atishi said the party national convener will remain the Chief Minister of Delhi despite being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. He will run the govt from jail, she added.
The Delhi Minister said, “Our lawyers are reaching the Supreme Court” and the party would request the apex court to have an “urgent hearing tonight”
“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,” Atishi said.
Meanwhile, reacting to Kejriwal’s arrest Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said today the truth has won and he believes that the conspiracy hatched by Kejriwal and his government to push the entire youth into alcoholism was bound to result in this. He had to be punished for his sins.
“Arvind Kejriwal was continuously making excuses in the liquor policy scam since 2020-21 and the kind of political theatrics he was doing has been put to an end today. Today finally the truth has won and I believe that the conspiracy hatched by Arvind Kejriwal and his government to push the entire youth into alcoholism was bound to result in this. Truth had to prevail and Arvind Kejriwal had to be punished for his sins,” Sachdeva said.
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Published: 21 Mar 2024, 09:44 PM IST
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