Arvind Kejriwal News LIVE: The Enforcement Directorate was granted a four-day prolonged custody (April 1) of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday. The company had earlier sought a seven-day extension. Meanwhile, the High Court dismissed a public curiosity litigation (PIL) which sought elimination of Kejriwal and prevention of issuing orders whereas being in ED custody, saying that it’s the violation of the authorized framework in addition to towards the precept of truthful investigation.
AAP, nonetheless, claimed that the federal company had no reply to the questions raised by the Delhi chief minister’s legal professionals within the High Court over his arrest. “When Kejriwal’s lawyers said before the court that the arrest by ED was illegal and unconstitutional and there was no evidence against him, the agency had no answer to this,” AAP chief Atishi mentioned at a press convention.
The occasion’s response got here after the HC on Wednesday gave no aid to Kejriwal and granted ED time to file a reply on the Delhi CM’s interim plea in search of launch from the company’s custody.
Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma gave the anti-corruption company time until April 2 to file a response and scheduled the subsequent listening to for April 3.
