ARVIND KEJRIWAL, K KAVITHA’S JUDICIAL CUSTODY EXTENDED TILL MAY 7
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader K Kavitha till May 7. In addition to the two leaders, the court also extended the custody of Chanpreet Singh in an ED case related to the excise policy matter.
The Aam Aadmi Party boss and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader – both in Delhi’s Tihar Jail – will be produced in court next on May 7.
Kejriwal has a plea pending in the Supreme Court, in which he has challenged his arrest on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate on money laundering charges. The court heard the matter on April 15, but denied Kejriwal immediate relief pending a reply from the federal agency.
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Earlier, the Delhi High Court rejected the same plea, noting the ED had filed enough material to back its claim – that Kejriwal was allegedly involved in forming the now-scrapped policy and demanding bribes of Rs 100 crore used to fund the AAP’s Punjab and Goa election campaigns.
The AAP and Kejriwal have denied all charges, and have counter-accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “political vendetta” against a rival, and a member of the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc, just days before the Lok Sabha elections.
The opposition have repeatedly claimed federal investigation agencies – such as the Enforcement Directorate – target opposition leaders on instructions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Centre has denied this claim.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 and was first sent to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody and then in judicial custody.
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