ED Officials Reach Arvind Kejriwal's Home To Issue 10th Summons, AAP Says 'Raid' Ploy To Arrest Delhi CM

An Enforcement Directorate team has reached the house of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's house to question him and issue the 10th summons in the liquor policy case.

Teams from the ED and Delhi Police have reached Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's home.

An Enforcement Directorate team has reached the house of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's house to question him in the liquor policy case. The Central agency's move comes after the Delhi High Court refused to grant CM Kejriwal protection from arrest. on Thursday. The court said: "We are not inclined to grant interim relief." Earlier, BRS leader K Kavitha was arrested in the case. 

According to sources, the ED team was at his house to conduct a search operation and issue the 10th summons. Immediately after the ED's move, Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court and urged for an urgent hearing. Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said the ED was conducting a "raid" at the home of the Delhi CM and there was a plan to arrest him. "Kejriwal's phone is unreachable and no one is being allowed to contact him," he said.

AAP spokesperson Jasmine Shah told ABP News that the road in front of Kejriwal's home has been blocked. 

The court also asked for the ED's response on the fresh interim relief plea by April 22.

AAP has been repeatedly saying that the ED's actions of visits to Kejriwal's home and issuing summons were only a ploy to arrest him ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2024.

ED Team, Cops  At Kejriwal's House

According to sources, 6-8 officers from the ED reached the Delhi CM's house. However, it couldn't be confirmed if Kejriwal was home at the time. Delhi Police's DCP North has also arrived.

Arvind Kejriwal is not on any election campaign outside Delhi now as he is scheduled to attend a session of the assembly on Friday.

Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj also reached CM Kejriwal's residence during the search operation on Thursday. But he was stopped by the police outside the gates.

#WATCH | Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj arrives at the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

Enforcement Directorate team has reached Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence for questioning. pic.twitter.com/ZbRWAEXECj

— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2024

Party Backs Arvind Kejriwal

Voicing support for Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said: "BJP's political team (ED) cannot arrest Kejriwal's idea...only AAP can stop BJP. An idea can never be suppressed."

भाजपा की राजनीतिक टीम (ED) .,केजरीवाल की सोच को कैद नहीं कर सकती…क्योंकि AAP ही BJP को रोक सकती हैं..
सोच को कभी भी दबाया नहीं जा सकता

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) March 21, 2024

 

Delhi Minister Atishi, too, said: "Arvind Kejriwal is an idea that can't be suppressed." She said: four buses 

Delhi Minister Gopal Rai said: "Modi ji's desperation to arrest Kejriwal at any cost shows that Modi is afraid of Kejriwal. But you can arrest Arvind Kejriwal, not his ideas. We will neither bow down nor sell out, we have been fighting against the injustice of Modi ji and will continue to fight."

आज ही हाईकोर्ट ने ED को नोटिस जारी किया है केजरीवाल की याचिका पर। जिसका जवाब ED को 22 अप्रैल को देना है। जब अदालत में मामला विचाराधीन है तो ऐसी क्या जल्दी थी कि आनन फानन में 2 घंटे के अंदर ED केजरीवाल जी को गिरफ्तार करने घर आ गई।

किसी भी कीमत पर केजरीवाल को गिरफ्तार करने की…

— Gopal Rai (@AapKaGopalRai) March 21, 2024