Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has condemned his arrest and the subsequent order sending him into Enforcement Directorate custody, deeming them illegal. In a swift response, he has petitioned the high court for an urgent hearing, seeking his immediate release. Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi granted the agency seven-day custody of Kejriwal on Friday, prompting his urgent legal action.
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00:00 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has condemned his arrest and the subsequent orders sending
00:06 him into Enforcement Directorate custody, deeming them illegal.
00:11 In a swift response, he has petitioned the High Court for an urgent hearing, seeking
00:15 his immediate release.
00:16 Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate
00:20 on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy
00:25 scam.
00:26 The Rao Zaveni Court in Delhi granted the agency seven-day custody of Kejriwal on Friday,
00:31 prompting his urgent legal action.
00:34 Approaching the Delhi High Court on Saturday, Mr Kejriwal has challenged his arrest and
00:38 the demand order, terming them illegal.
00:40 Seeking an urgent hearing from the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court by Sunday,
00:44 the AAP chief has claimed that he is entitled to be released from custody immediately.
00:48 Incidentally, the Delhi High Court declined to provide protection from arrest to Mr Kejriwal
00:53 on Thursday, paving the way for his subsequent arrest by the Enforcement Directorate mere
00:58 hours later.
00:59 A two-judge bench, after hearing arguments from both sides, stated, "We have heard
01:03 both sides and we are not inclined at this stage to grant protection.
01:07 The respondent is at liberty to file a reply."
01:10 In a message earlier on Saturday, which was read out by his wife Sunita Kejriwal, the
01:13 Chief Minister had urged AAP workers to continue their work for society and not hate anyone,
01:19 including people from the BJP, which his party claims has misused agencies and targeted opposition
01:23 leaders like him.
01:24 "There are several forces within and outside India that are weakening the country.
01:28 There is no jail that can keep me behind bars for long.
01:30 I will come out soon and keep my promises," he said in the message.
01:35 The ED sought custody of Kejriwal, alleging that he received kickbacks in return for favours
01:39 and played a pivotal role as the kingpin and key conspirator in the perpetrated scam.
01:44 In response, the AAP vehemently denied all accusations, labelling Mr Kejriwal's arrest
01:49 as a premeditated plot orchestrated by the BJP ahead of the elections.
01:54 The BJP, however, countered these claims, asserting that any alleged kickbacks were
01:57 utilised by the party to finance its election campaigns.
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