Police stand outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence
New Delhi:
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case. AAP leaders Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj had earlier said they doubted the ED would arrest him tonight. Kejriwal, who is also the president of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has skipped summons from the central investigative agency nine times.
Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi posted on X that they had requested the Supreme Court to quash the arrest and hold an “urgent hearing tonight”.
Here is the list of dates when Mr. Kejriwal skipped ED summons:
first – November 2, 2023
second – December 21, 2023
third – January 3, 2024
fourth – January 18, 2024
fifth – February 2, 2024
sixth – February 19, 2024
seventh – February 26, 2024
eighth – March 4, 2024
ninth – March 21, 2024
