On Wednesday, the government convened a 40-minute meeting with the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission from the United States, who was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs' office located in Delhi's South Block. While specific details of the meeting have not been disclosed, it follows a statement by a US State Department spokesperson the previous day. The spokesperson mentioned that the department is actively monitoring reports concerning the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and urged New Delhi to ensure a fair and expeditious legal process for the detained Aam Aadmi Party leader.
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00:00 On Wednesday, the government convened a 40-minute meeting with the acting Deputy Chief of Mission
00:05 from the US, who was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs office located in Delhi's
00:10 South Block.
00:11 While specific details of the meeting have not been disclosed, it follows a statement
00:15 by a US State Department spokesperson the previous day.
00:18 The spokesperson mentioned that the department is actively monitoring reports concerning
00:22 the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and urged New Delhi to ensure a fair and expeditious
00:28 legal process for the detained Aam Aadmi Party leader.
00:31 The US State Department's remarks followed days after Germany's foreign office emphasised
00:36 that Mr Kejriwal, like any other Indian citizen facing charges, is entitled to a fair and
00:41 impartial trial.
00:42 This statement from Germany prompted a strong reaction from the Indian government, leading
00:46 to the summoning of the German envoy and branding the foreign office spokesperson's comment
00:51 as blatant interference in internal matters.
00:54 The External Affairs Ministry stressed, "We view such remarks as interfering in our judicial
00:58 process and undermining the independence of our judiciary," adding that biased assumptions
01:03 are unwarranted.
01:04 Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last week in connection with the
01:09 alleged liquor policy scam that has roiled his AAP and provoked furious protests from
01:13 the opposition ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
01:16 Kejriwal was this week sent to jail till March 28.
01:19 The Enforcement Directorate believes the now-scrapped liquor policy provided an impossibly high
01:24 profit margin of 185 per cent for retailers and 12 per cent for wholesalers.
01:28 Of the latter, 6 per cent, over 600 crore, were bribes and the money was allegedly used
01:33 to fund the AAP's poll campaigns.
01:35 Meanwhile, Mr Kejriwal is in the Delhi High Court today to challenge his arrest.
01:39 The Enforcement Directorate has identified the Chief Minister as a key conspirator in
01:43 the case.
01:44 Yet, Kejriwal and his party colleagues, including ex-Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sesodia, Rajasthan
01:48 MP Sanjay Singh and former Health Minister Satyendra Jain, have vehemently refuted these
01:53 allegations.
01:54 Both the AAP and opposition parties have condemned the BJP-led central government for allegedly
01:58 utilising central agencies such as the ED to target political adversaries and critics
02:03 ahead of the general election.
02:04 The AAP has criticised Mr Kejriwal's arrest, asserting that its timing was deliberate to
02:08 disrupt his plans to campaign for the party.
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