A Delhi court on Friday remanded AAP convener and
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to the custody of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) till March 28.
The ED had produced the AAP leader before a Delhi court during the day and sought 10 days of his remand.
Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Vikram Chaudhari, and Ramesh Gupta appeared for the AAP chief and Delhi CM Kejriwal.
The Delhi CM was arrested on Thursday night in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case, after being quizzed by the federal probe agency for about two hours at his residence.
Kejriwal was later taken to the ED headquarters on Thursday night.
During the submissions, the agency alleged that the Delhi CM is the key conspirator and kingpin in demanding kickbacks from businessmen, and also claimed that he was also involved directly in the formation of the liquor policy.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is appearing for Kejriwal, opposed the remand plea by the ED and submitted that the probe agency needs to show the necessity to arrest.
He also said that this is the first time a sitting CM is arrested.
Kejriwal, while he was brought to the Rouse Avenue
court, told media persons that his life is dedicated to the nation whether he is inside jail or outside jail.
Meanwhile, AAP leaders, party workers and supporters staged protests in the city at the ITO, but were detained and stopped from moving towards the BJP office.
AAP ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj, Atishi and others were detained by the police from near the ITO.
The Aam Aadmi Party senior leader Gopal Rai has said that representatives of the INDIA bloc met the Election Commission and have requested for an action on the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal.
He also informed in a press conference that the AAP will be staging a protest march towards PM house on March 26, and on Saturday all the AAP MLAs, minsiters and leaders will reach at the Shaheedi Park at ITO and take a pledge to save the country, and the party have suspended their Holi celebrations.
Breaking her silence on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, his wife Sunita Kejriwal on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged it was arrogance of being in power.
Taking to platform X, she said, “Modiji got your three times elected CM arrested due to arrogance. Trying to crush everyone. This is betrayal with the people of Delhi. Your
CM has always stood by you. Whether inside or outside (jail) his life is dedicated to the nation. Public is ultimate, and knows everything. Jai Hind.”
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, who also reached Delhi to meet the family of Kejriwal, said while addressing a press conference here that the AAP chief will emerge as a bigger leader after this entire episode of his arrest, and he is a patriot, Mann added.
He hit out at the Centre alleging that the agencies are being used as a tool, any leader of the opposition party who raised voice against the BJP, the central agencies are unleashed on them.