Delhi Floor Test: CM Arvind Kejriwal-Led AAP Govt Registers Massive Win With Voice Vote

Addressing the assembly, Arvind Kejriwal stated that in current times the biggest threat for the saffron party in the nation is AAP.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. ( Image Source :PTI )

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government emerged triumphant in the recently concluded Delhi floor test on Saturday. 

Before no-trust vote, CM Arvind Kejriwal appeared via video link before Delhi court in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) recent complaint against him for ignoring five summons in the liquor policy case. Addressing the court, the AAP leader stated that in wake of the floor test in the Delhi Assembly today, he will not be able appear physically before the court. After hearing the matter, the court fixed March 16 for the physical appearance of Arvind Kejriwal.

Speaking with media, Delhi CM lawyer Ramesh Gupta said: "Arvind Kejriwal moved an application for exemption from personal appearance before Rouse Avenue court which was accepted. ASG Raju, representing ED, did not oppose the application. The court has fixed March 16 as the next date of hearing. If everything goes well, Kejriwal ji should be appearing before the court on the next date of hearing and he should also get bail in the matter."

Earlier on Friday, CM Arvind Kejriwal called for a trust vote in the Delhi assembly, soon after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the alleged scam in the excise policy scam in the national capital. 

While moving the trust vote in the House on Friday, Kejriwal reasserted his claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party was trying to poach Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs in order to overthrow his administration.

On January 27, the AAP supremo alleged that the BJP had offerred to give Rs 25 crore each to seven AAP MLAs in an attempt to topple his government. The BJP reacted angrily, calling the claim "absurd and baseless". On January 30, Delhi BJP state president Virendra Sachdeva, opposition leader in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, and North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari filed a complaint with Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, asking a probe into the Chief Minister's words. On February 3, a crime branch team paid a visit to the CM's home to give a notice in connection with the MLA poaching accusations, igniting a political slugfest.