Following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam, his Aam Aadmi Party has called for nationwide protests outside BJP offices today. As of now, the central agency is preparing a remand note against the national AAP convenor as it braces to take him in custody, sources told ABP News.
Top Points:
- The Supreme Court is expected to hear Kejriwal's petition against his arrest today, a day after it denied an urgent hearing on his plea against the raids. Meanwhile, the investigation agency will bring the Chief Minister before an ED court.
- As part of the security arrangements, the police have closed all roads leading to the AAP headquarters, leaving only pedestrians on the road.
- The AAP has summoned all of its office bearers, ministers, and councillors to the main office at 10 a.m.
- Water cannons and paramilitary forces have also been stationed along the DDU road, which leads to the BJP headquarters. The ITO Metro station will be closed from 8 am to 6 pm today on the advice of Delhi Police, according to the Delhi Metro.
- Kejriwal's arrest, just weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, has sparked widespread protests and condemnation from the opposition. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader, will pay a visit to Mr Kejriwal's family today, sources say.
- According to reports, the AAP has stated that Kejriwal will continue to carry out his chief ministerial duties while in jail, which could lead to a constitutional crisis.
- Delhi minister Atishi addressed a press conference this morning and called the arrest a "political conspiracy by the BJP".
- "It is the first time that a sitting Chief Minister has been arrested by the central government. In the country's history, it is the first time that after the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, the national convenor of a national party has been arrested. Arvind Kejriwal's arrest is BJP's political conspiracy," she said.
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