Kejriwal Hearing Live: ED Gets Remand, Next Hearing On April 1

Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order remanding Kejriwal to further four days of ED custody.

He will now be produced in the court on April 1 at 11:30 a.m.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court further remanded Arvind Kejriwal to ED custody till April 1 in liquor policy case.

The probe agency had sought further 7 days of custody for Kejriwal.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has reserved its order in the case. The order will be passed in some time.

The ED is looking to extend the Delhi chief minister's custody, which is ending on Thursday, by seven days.

"They are saying the arrest was made based on money trail. But then how can the arrest be made based on it since the money has allegedly been spent on Goa elections," says Kejriwal's counsel Ramesh Gupta.

"ED is alleging that there is non cooperation as Kejriwal is not allowing access to his phone password. But how can giving the password be forced?," says Gupta

The Rs 55 crore bond is not in relation to the alleged liquor policy scam and it was not quid pro quo, says ED.

As far as where the scam money is, the party used it in Goa elections, the counsel for the agency says. "The CM is not above the law."

Enforcement Directorate is running an extortion racket, says Kejriwal.

"Sharad Reddy has given statements against me and after that paid Rs 55 crore to BJP. A money trail has been established."

The copy of electoral bond should be investigated, he says.

Referring to the four statements that name him, Kejriwal asks if these are enough to arrest a sitting Chief Minister. "Where is the money of this alleged liquor policy scam?"

"As per Justice Sanjeev Khanna's order the assertion of this Rs 100 crore has been kept somewhere in this alleged scam is debatable," he says as the bench instructs him to conclude.

Arvind Kejriwal says ED's only motive seems to trap him as court allows him five more minutes to speak.

"It has been said that some C Arvind has provided some documents to Manish Sisodiya in my office, but numerous MLAs come to my office to say a lot of things," says Kejriwal.

I should not be arrested for that, he says.

I would like to thank the ED officials, says Arvind Kejriwal as he addresses the bench.

"This case has been going on for two years. Now I have been arrested, no court has found me guilty. CBI and ED have filed numerous pages in this case. My name appears only in four statements," he says.

Enforcement Directorate seeks an further remand of seven days as hearing begins on grounds of non-cooperation.

"Kejriwal is giving evasive replies in the interrogation," says Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who is representing the Enforcement Directorate.

Delhi Chief Minister brought to the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi.

"This is a political conspiracy. Public will give a befitting reply," he says.

Source: NDTV

Delhi HC refused to issue a direction on PIL demanding removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of chief minister.

"Judicial intervention is not necessary in this. If there is any constitutional failure then the LG will look into it. The President will take a decision on his recommendation," the court said.

The court referred to the statement by Lieutenant Governor that the matter is in his cognizance. "Let them see it. Court does not give order to impose President's rule."

Source: NDTV

Amit Palekar, Aam Aadmi Party's Goa unit chief, appeared before Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.

This comes shortly ahead of Arvind Kejriwal, party's national convener, appears before the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi.

Enforcement Directorate is expected to produce Arvind Kejriwal in Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday at 12:30 p.m., according to inputs from officials.

The investigation agency is looking to extend the Delhi chief minister's custody, which is ending on Thursday.

Sunita Kejriwal, wife of the incarcerated Delhi chief minister, said her husband will do a 'big expose' in court on Thursday.

In a digital address on Wednesday, she said her husband will do a big expose on the money spent in the liquor scam.

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in an excise policy-linked money laundering case. The Aam Aadmi Party convener was remanded in the agency's custody till March 28.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continues to remain in custody as the Delhi High Court did not grant immediate relief on the plea challenging his arrest by Enforcement Directorate.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma gave time till April 2 to file a reply to Kejriwal's interim plea seeking release from the agency's custody.

The matter will be heard on April 3 and no adjournment shall be granted then, the court said.