'Road Blocked, Phones Seized': AAP Says ED Plans To Arrest Arvind Kejriwal

This comes after the Delhi High Court refused to grant Kejriwal protection from coercive action in an excise policy case today. 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was summoned for the ninth time by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in connection to the money laundering case. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Several AAP leaders, including Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, are currently outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence following a raid conducted by ED officials at Kejriwal's residence in North Delhi's Civil Lines. This comes after the Delhi High Court refused to grant Kejriwal protection from coercive action in an excise policy case today. 

AAP leaders have said that four buses of police personnel have been stationed outside Kejriwal's home. They also claimed that the road outside his residence has been blocked.

Addresing the media, Bharadwaj said, "The way police are inside the house of the CM and no one is allowed to enter it seems, the CM house has been raided. It seems, there is preparation to arrest the CM."

#WATCH | Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "The way police are inside the house of the CM and no one is allowed to enter it seems, the CM house has been raided. It seems, there is preparation to arrest the CM." https://t.co/TiLV7Axzt5 pic.twitter.com/OYdpcJEyon

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Atishi told reporters, "It is clear that the ED and their masters, the BJP, do not respect the courts. Had this been the case, they would not have come to raid the residence of Arvind Kejriwal today itself... This is a political conspiracy and they are here to arrest Arvind Kejriwal..."

#WATCH | Enforcement Directorate team reached Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence for questioning.

Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi says, "It is clear that the ED and their masters, the BJP, do not respect the courts. Had this been the case, they would not have come to raid… pic.twitter.com/mSJyJd7eJD

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"If you arrest popular leader like Arvind Kejriwal, people from across Delhi will reach his residence in his support," see added.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was summoned for the ninth time by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in connection to the money laundering case.

Responding to the summons, Atishi said, “Kejriwal wishes to co-operate with the ED investigation. However, our understanding is that ED is not just an investigative agency, but BJP’s political weapon and wants to arrest Kejriwal.”