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The transfer came hours after the Delhi High Court refused length in-between protection from coercive motion to Kejriwal pointing out that at this stage the court wasn’t inclined to grant length in-between relief.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal became as soon as arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the excise protection case on Thursday (Mar 21).
The transfer came hours after the Delhi High Court refused length in-between protection from coercive motion to Kejriwal pointing out that at this stage the court wasn’t inclined to grant length in-between relief.
Without extend after the arrest, AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi took to her legit X myth and said that the secure collectively had moved the Supreme Court to quash Kejriwal’s arrest, looking out out out an pressing hearing.
“We possess moved the Supreme Court for quashing the arrest of Delhi CM @ArvindKejriwal by ED. We possess requested for an pressing hearing by the Supreme Court tonight itself,” Atishi said in a put up on X.
‘Will flee authorities from detention heart’
Earlier, Atishi had said that AAP’s national convenor would flee the authorities from detention heart and that he would remain the Chief Minister of Delhi.
“We possess news that ED has arrested Arvind Kejriwal… We possess constantly said that Arvind Kejriwal will flee the govt. from detention heart. He’ll remain the CM of Delhi. We possess filed a case in the Supreme Court. Our lawyers are reaching SC. We are in a position to ask SC possess an pressing hearing tonight,” she said.
Timeline of events in the excise protection case
– November 2021
Delhi authorities utilized a brand fresh excise protection
– July 8, 2022
The Chief Secretary of Delhi reported violations in the protection
– July 22, 2022
The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi instructed a CBI investigation into the breach of rules
– August 19, 2022
CBI raided the then Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s house
– August 22, 2022
The Enforcement Directorate filed a money laundering case on liquor protection
– September, 2022
AAP communications head Vijay Nair became as soon as arrested by CBI
– March 2023
ED arrested Manish Sisodia
– October 2023
ED arrested AAP leader Sanjay Singh
– October 2023
ED sent the major summons to Kejriwal
– March 16, 2024
ED arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha
– March 21, 2024
Kejriwal skipped the ED summon for the ninth time in the excise protection case. Hours later the Delhi HC denied him length in-between relief in the excise protection case following which he became as soon as arrested.
(With inputs from companies)
