New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, will be produced before the Rouse Avenue Court on the conclusion of his Enforcement Directorate custodial remand on Thursday. The Delhi Chief Minister will be produced before the Court later today.
Additionally, the Delhi High Court will hear a public interest litigation (PIL) praying for the removal of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from holding the post of chief minister of the government of NCT of Delhi on Thursday. The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora is scheduled to hear the matter on Thursday.
Earlier on Wednesday, the wife of jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Sunita said that her husband, who is in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged excise scam, will reveal the truth regarding the case in court on March 28. The probe agency had arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in connection with an alleged excise policy-linked money laundering case.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a petition moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest and also challenging ED remand granted by the trial court while not granting any immediate relief.
The court, while fixing matters for April 3, further stated that any release order from custody will amount to enlarging the accused, petitioner, or Arvind Kejriwal on bail or interim bail as an interim measure. The writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not ordinarily a ready substitute for recourse to the remedy of bail under Section 439 of the CrPC.
Meanwhile, the AAP cadre is expected to intensify its protests in the national capital. The INDIA bloc will also hold a joint rally at the Ram Leela Maidan on March 31 in protest against the arrest.
