Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reacted to the Enforcement Directorate’s allegations, which labeled him because the ‘kingpin’ of the liquor rip-off, questioning why solely he and his former deputy Manish Sisodia are being targetted even because the coverage went by a number of officers, together with the Lieutenant Governor.
Talking to India At the moment TV solely after Rouse Avenue Court granted his custody to the Enforcement Directorate till March 28, the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) supremo questioned the selective concentrating on of leaders of his celebration.
“The coverage went by a number of ranges, together with the Legislation Secretary and Finance Secretary. All of them signed the coverage paperwork. Even the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi signed the excise coverage 2021-22 doc. Do not perceive how Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia are solely within the dock,” the Chief Minister stated.
Arvind Kejriwal was remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate until March 28 by the Delhi court docket, a day after his arrest within the excise policy-linked cash laundering case.
Particular Choose Kaveri Baweja on the Rouse Avenue court docket issued the order, stating that Kejriwal would seem earlier than the court docket at 2 pm on March 28. The choice got here after the Enforcement Directorate sought a 10-day custody for Kejriwal in the course of the listening to for remand.
In the course of the listening to for remand, the probe company alleged that Kejriwal was the ‘kingpin’ of the excise coverage rip-off case together with different AAP ministers and celebration leaders.
Kejriwal was produced within the trial court docket shortly after he withdrew from the Supreme Court his plea against his arrest by the company.
