‘My Life Is Dedicated To Country Whether I Am…’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal After Court Appearance In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED in connection with Delhi Liquor Policy case on Thursday.

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case related to money laundering linked to the excise policy scam on Thursday night.

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Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was produced in the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with the excise policy-linked money laundering case, said that his life is dedicated to the country, whether he is inside or outside jail. 

VIDEO | "My life is dedicated to the country, whether I am inside (jail) or outside," says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal), after being produced in the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with the excise policy-linked money laundering case. pic.twitter.com/opAAT3R7He

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Earlier in the day, Kejriwal withdrew his plea from the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the ED. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, informed the top court that the AAP leader is withdrawing the petition due to conflicts with the remand proceedings.

The decision by the Aam Aadmi Party chief came shortly after Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, who was arrested last week in the same case, had her petition rejected by the top court. Interestingly, the bench that handled Kavitha's case had also been assigned to hear the plea by Arvind Kejriwal.

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case related to money laundering linked to the excise policy scam on Thursday night. The federal probe agency conducted searches at Kejriwal’s residence in Civil Lines. The arrest came after the AAP leader skipped as many as nine summons from the agency in connection with the case.

The AAP has called his arrest a "political conspiracy" to stop him from campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections. The party called for a nationwide protest against the BJP in the aftermath of his arrest. Several leaders of the party, including Delhi cabinet ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, its Lok Sabha candidate from East Delhi Kuldeep Kumar were detained during the protest at ITO.