Kejriwal’s wife quite active, they seem inspired by Lalu, Rabri: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seems to have drawn inspiration from INDIA bloc ally Lalu Prasad who gave reins of power to his wife upon coming under the dragnet, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged. “These days Kejriwal’s wife seems to have become quite active. She can be seen in the chair that her husband used to occupy as the chief minister of Delhi,” Prasad said.
ED wants AAP’s LS poll strategy details from Kejriwal’s phone: Atishi
The Enforcement Directorate is working as BJP’s political weapon and it wants to get details of AAP’s Lok Sabha election strategy by accessing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s phone, senior AAP leader Atishi alleged.
Congress to declare 3 Delhi candidates after AAP ‘Maharally’
The Congress will declare its candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Delhi after the ‘Maharally’ of its alliance partner Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday, sources said. The Maharally will be held here at the Ramleela Ground.
Kejriwal arrested as Union government wants to weaken opposition, democracy: MP Congress chief
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED as the Narendra Modi government wants to weaken the opposition, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari said on Friday. “Kejriwal’s arrest is an attempt to weaken the opposition and wipe out the democratic system in the country. While Kejriwal was arrested, they have spared others who joined hands with the BJP. Of the 154 persons against whom there were ED and CBI probes, 121 joined the BJP and investigation stopped. But propaganda against opposition leaders (on such probes) continues,” he said.
Fresh PIL filed in Delhi HC to remove Arvind Kejriwal from post of Delhi chief minister.
Names of leaders who have so far confirmed participation to AAP in rally on March 31.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Tiruchy Shiva Derek O’Brian, Tejaswi Yadav, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Farooq Abdullah, Dipankar Bhattarcharya, Champai Soren, G Devaraja, Kalpana Soren.
K Kavitha moves Court against Tihar Jail for not providing home-cooked food, mattress
Permission received from Election Commission and Police for INDIA bloc rally: AAP sources
Permission has been received from the Election Commission and Police for the INDIA bloc rally to be organised at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan against the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. INDIA bloc leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Derek O’Brien, Tiruchi Siva, Farooq Abdullah, Champai Soren, Kalpana Soren, Sitaram Yechury, D Raja and other will participate in the rally: AAP Sources
‘Openly saying that we will remove AAP govt in Delhi and Punjab after the Lok Sabha elections’, says AAP spokesperson
Chief Spokesperson AAP Punjab, Malvinder Singh Kang sais, “From the first day, we are saying this that the states where the BJP can’t form govt, they do ‘Operation Lotus’. Ravneet Singh Bittu has just joined the BJP and started saying openly that we will remove the AAP govt in Delhi and Punjab after the Lok Sabha elections.”
‘Why only his wife is coming out, and not the people of Delhi?’ Manoj Tiwari questions
BJP’s North East candidate Manoj Tiwari said that the High Court said that they cannot stop Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest and that they were surprised why he hasn’t been arrested yet (till then). ‘Does holding a press conference reduce the crime of a criminal? The question is why only his wife is coming out (in his support), and not the people of Delhi,’ he questioned.
Union minister Hardeep Puri compares Sunita Kejriwal to Rabri Devi
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri compared Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, and said she is perhaps preparing to hold the post of her husband. “The madam you are naming is perhaps preparing to hold the post like Rabri Devi did in Bihar,” the senior BJP leader told reporters here at the inauguration of the Delhi BJP’s election office. The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs was responding to a question about AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita.
Maha Rally is planned for March 31 over Kejriwal’s arrest in fake case: Punjab Minister Harjot Singh Bains
“Maha Rally is planned on March 31. People are angered over Kejriwal’s arrest in fake case, they’ll be reaching Ramlila Maidan, the place where we started. Many are enroute. INDIA bloc will be winning all 20 seats in Punjab and Delhi,” says Punjab Minister Harjot Singh Bains
His wife is independent to say whatever she wants: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri
On Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, launching ‘Kejriwal Ko Ashirwad’ WhatsApp campaign, Bidhuri said, “His wife is independent to say whatever she wants. Several senior advocates have represented Arvind Kejriwal in the High Court and Supreme Court. All I want to say is that summonses were being sent to him for the last five months, he did not respect the law. He should have appeared before the ED, but he approached the Delhi HC seeking relief.”
The family is worried. Arvind Kejriwal’s health hasn’t been good. The way Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested is dictatorial: Delhi Minister Gopal Rai
BJP leader and senior advocate Nalin Kohli raises questions on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, holding position, inspite of slew of allegations against him
“Every citizen has a right to approach the court of law, raise a grievance. That is what Arvind Kejriwal has done with his petition through his legal advisors. But equally, the ED has the right to respond to it. This is a court process, the court will decide about what has to happen. The large political issue is why did Arvind Kejriwal consistently choose to stay from summons on 8 occasions. The larger question is that there is a serious allegation of a corruption scandal or a scam on Delhi government of which Arvind Kejriwal is the CM,” Nalin Kohli said. (ANI)
In a decade, citizens saw how BJP has created ‘washing machine’ to give clean chit: AAP leader Jasmine Shah
In the last 10 years, the citizens of the country watched how BJP has created a ‘washing machine’ to give clean chit to the ones who have donated to the party after the ED investigation. NCP senior leader Praful Patel was also granted a clean chit by CBI yesterday
Arvind Kejriwal has constitutional right to speak in his defence. The court had to decide on Arvind Kejriwal’s remand, not what other parties did: Senior advocate KK Manan
I think (personal view) that Arvind Kejriwal might try to gain public sympathy, but the time has changed: Senior advocate KK Manan
” In the Constitution, there is no such provision that if any CM or minister gets arrested, then he/she cannot hold that position…I think and that’s my personal view that Arvind Kejriwal might try to gain public sympathy, but the time has changed…” Senior advocate KK Manan said on the ED investigation in the Delhi excise policy case.
“If you do scams, then be prepared…”: BJP leader Agnimitra Paul on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest
BJP leader Agnimitra Paul said, “If one will do scams, how can they can think that they will not get punished, or ED CBI will not arrest them. This is PM Modi’s regime, if you will do scams then be prepared, you will soon receive the arrest warrant.”
There is an appeal to Delhi people that whoever believes that the arrest is unjust, must give their blessings: Delhi Minister Gopal Rai on WhatsApp election campaign
When Kejriwal joined politics saying they were starting a movement against corruption, today they have joined whom?: Union minister Puri
“When it was hard to breathe in Delhi, then they (Delhi government) used to blame Punjab for stubble burning, now their government is in Punjab, who did they blame then?… When he (Arvind Kejriwal) joined politics saying they were starting a movement against corruption, today they have joined whom?- the most corrupt party…Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was issued 9 summons, but he did not respond. Leave Arvind Kejriwal, his time is limited…,” says Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Arvind Kejriwal said that he isn’t aware of his old phone and won’t give the password of his new mobile phone. Why is he so afraid?: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa
“He (Arvind Kejriwal) has said that he isn’t aware of his old phone and won’t give the password of his new mobile phone. Why is he so afraid? What does he want to hide? He is hiding his conversation where he has asked to finish the documents (related to the excise policy case). All the evidence is in his mobile phone,” says BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Atishi’s question why ED wants to check Arvind Kejriwal’s new phone.
AAP invites people to gather at Ramlila Maidan on March 31: AAP leader Gopal Rai
PM Modi has arrested Arvind Kejriwal… There is anger in everyone: AAP leader Gopal Rai
“PM Modi has arrested an elected Chief Minister (Arvind Kejriwal). There is anger in everyone. Questions are being raised about this. Yesterday, Arvind Kejriwal put forth the truth in front of the court. AAP has started this door-to-door campaign from today against this dictatorship. We are inviting everyone and have appealed to them to gather at Ramlila Maidan on March 31,” says Delhi Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai during his door-to-door campaign in Karol Bagh. (PTI)
Sunita Kejriwal in a video statement said her husband has challenged the “most corrupt and dictatorial forces” in the country and asked people to support him through their blessings and prayers.
My husband true patriot. The way he put his stand in court requires lot of courage: Arvind’s wife Sunita Kejriwal in video
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita launched a WhatsApp campaign on Friday, urging people to support her husband, who is in the ED’s custody in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case.
There are two reasons for investigation… first being the creation of a smoke screen on AAP, behind which ED will run extortion racket: Saurabh Bharadwaj
‘Yesterday in court, CM Arvind Kejriwal said, that the liquor scam started since this investigation began. There are two reasons for this investigation- first being the creation of a smoke screen on AAP, behind which the ED will run an extortion racket… When the CM was not in jail, even then the LG did not want our government to function… Yesterday, the HC dismissed the petition seeking the resignation of the CM stating there is no such provision which demands the resignation by the CM while in custody,’ says Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.
Arvind Kejriwal News: Kejriwal’s wife Sunita to issue video statement at noon
Arvind Kejriwal News: ED working as BJP’s political weapon, wants to get details of AAP’s election strategy by accessing CM Kejriwal’s phone, says Atishi in press conference
“Yesterday, SV Raju said in the court that they need to keep (Delhi CM) Arvind Kejriwal in custody for a few more days because he hasn’t shared his mobile password. This is the same ED that a few days ago said that the phone which was with Arvind Kejriwal during the implementation of excise policy in 2021, hasn’t been found. I want to ask ED why they want to check his recent phone. What do they want to know? What will they find in it? They will find the Lok Sabha strategies,” said Delhi minister Atishi.
INDIA bloc protest: Security tightened in Central Delhi
Heavy security measures are in place around the BJP headquarters ahead of the opposition INDIA bloc’s protest against the arrest of AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal. Police presence has been increased in Central Delhi, particularly on DDU Marg and ITO area. Kejriwal was apprehended on March 21 in connection to a money laundering case related to Delhi’s excise policy.
Responding to a question on the “political unrest” in India ahead of the upcoming national elections in the wake of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the UN Spokesperson said the world body “hopes” that in India and any country that is having elections, people’s “political and civil rights” are “protected” and everyone can vote in a “free and fair” atmosphere.
US remarks on Kejriwal case unacceptable: MEA
With US reiterating its call for a fair trial for Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal despite “strong” objections raised by India, the Centre said Thursday that such remarks are “unwarranted” and “unacceptable”, recalling the protest it had lodged with a senior US diplomat a day earlier. “As you are aware, yesterday [Wednesday], India lodged its strong objection and protest with the senior official from the US embassy with regard to the comments made by the US State Department. The recent remarks by the State Department are unwarranted. Any such external imputation on our electoral and legal processes is completely unacceptable,” said ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking Arvind Kejriwal’s removal as CM post-arrest, highlighting non-interference and governance challenges. Legal procedures, conspiracy, and potential successor selection are considered.
Arvind Kejriwal accuses ED of implicating AAP, claiming a corruption smokescreen. Atishi expresses safety concerns, planning protests. Kejriwal faces PMLA court for Delhi excise policy, accused of Goa campaign involvement. ASG Raju alleges Rs 600 crore bribes.
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest News: ED created smoke screen of AAP being corrupt, alleges Kejriwal in Delhi court
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose ED custody was extended till April 1, on Thursday himself made submissions in a court here during the hearing in the alleged excise policy case, and alleged that the federal agency’s objective is to crush AAP. Kejriwal also alleged that a smoke screen of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) being corrupt has been created before the nation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Arvind Kejriwal Live: AAP members observe fast in Bhubaneswar in protest against arrest of Arvind Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party observed a fast in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar on Thursday in protest against the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate.
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Is Kejriwal confused or trying to confuse us all?, says BJP leader Shazia Ilmi
On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, BJP leader Shazia Ilmi says, “…You (Sunita Kejriwal) had said that Arvind Kejriwal would give some explosive statement, but nothing like that happened. Is Kejriwal confused or trying to confuse us all? Because the question here is about bribery, it is about the whole liquor scam, not about electoral bonds…Arvind Kejriwal please explain the difference between electoral bonds and bribery and why he has been found involved in the bribery case…”
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest Live: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal not keeping well, he is being harassed, claims his wife Sunita Kejriwal
His (Arvind Kejriwal) health is not fine. Your CM is being troubled,” says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal.
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court passed the order
Custody extended by four days. Kejriwal to be produced before court on April 1 at 11:30am.
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest Live: Delhi court extends ED custody of Arvind Kejriwal till April 1
ED while seeking remand stated that Data in one mobile phone (belonging to the arrestee’s wife) has been extracted and is being analyzed. However, data from the other 4 digital devices seized during search at Arvind Kejriwal’s premises on 21.03.2024 (belonging to the arrestee himself) are yet to be extracted as the arrestee has sought time to provide password/login credentials after consulting with his lawyers.
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: Here’s what AAP Legal Cell Head Sanjeev Nasiar said about Kejriwal presenting his arguments in front of Delhi HC
AAP Legal Cell Head Sanjeev Nasiar said, “The Court permitted Arvind Kejriwal to present his case. He said: The recording of statements of accused were stopped during investigation when names of him and Manish Sisodia came, then, they were made approver and bail was granted. ED’s claim of 100 cr money trail is doubtful and debatable. Sharat Reddy, after becoming approver has given 60 cr to BJP through electoral bonds and it has not been investigated by ED. ED’s only intention is to defame and crush AAP. ED should first investigate the money trail of 60 crore.”
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal congratulates Mann as he leaves Delhi court
“Very congratulations to (Punjab CM Bhagwant) Mann for being blessed with a baby girl” says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as he leaves from Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court.
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: What Kejriwal’s lawyer said on ED seeking extension of his remand custody
On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s remand hearing in Delhi court, his lawyer Ramesh Gupta says, “Mr Kejriwal conceded that he is ready to cooperate and he has no objection to being in custody. We told the court that we oppose the grounds on which remand is being sought. The court will grant remand custody now that he has conceded before the court.”
Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: ‘Delhi CM ready to be in custody’, says Kejriwal’s lawyer
Ramesh Gupta, lawyer for Delhi CM in liquor police case, says, “Arvind Kejriwal today conceded before the court that he is ready to be in custody and he will fully cooperate in the investigation.”
Arvind Kejriwal Live: ED seeks Kejriwal’s remand for another 7-days, Court reserves order
he Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought a seven-day extension of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s custodial remand at the Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The court has reserved its order. The ED moved a remand application stating that they require Kejriwal’s further custodial interrogation to confront him with some other people. The statements of some Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa candidates are being recorded, the ED said.
Delhi under constitutional crisis, Kejriwal should quit if he has scant regard for people: BJP
The Delhi BJP Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case, alleging the city is facing a constitutional crisis. Addressing a press conference here, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and party MP Manoj Tiwari said the AAP could have made anyone from the party chief minister after Kejriwal was taken into custody. “Delhi is under a huge constitutional crisis. If you have even scant regard for the people of Delhi who elected you, you could have made anyone (from AAP) chief minister,” Tiwari said.
This is for the court to decide on how many days of remand they (ED) are seeking and whether it is justified or not. We will abide by the court’s decision.
Delhi minister and AAP leader Kailash Gahlot
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Ready to face ED probe, says Delhi CM Kejriwal in court
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday himself made submissions in a court here during the hearing in the excise policy case and said a smokescreen of the AAP being corrupt has been created before the nation. He made the submissions as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) produced him in the court of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja and sought seven-day further custody, arguing he needs to be confronted with some people linked with the case.
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Police detain a man who brought liquor in the premises of Rouse Avenue Court
Police detain a man who brought liquor in the premises of Rouse Avenue Court, where Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is being produced in connection with the excise policy case.
