Delhi HC Denies Urgent Hearing Of Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Challenging Arrest

The Delhi High Court has denied Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea for an urgent hearing on his petition contesting both his arrest and a lower court's decision to grant the Enforcement Directorate his custody for seven days.

This comes after he submitted a plea to the Delhi High Court asserting that both the arrest and the remand order are unlawful, and he should be released from custody promptly.

He then requested for an urgent hearing of the plea on Sunday, March 24.

However, the Delhi High Court has stated that the issue will be scheduled for reopening on Wednesday, the first working day following the two holidays for Holi.

During the remand application hearing, the Enforcement Directorate stated in court that Kejriwal was depicted as the 'key conspirator' in the Delhi excise policy scam.

Additionally, the ED asserted that Kejriwal had communication with Manish Sisodia, who was the Deputy Chief Minister at the time, and K. Kavitha, a Telangana leader, both of whom were also arrested in connection to the case.

ED also accused him of using his position to facilitate money laundering for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). 

The central probe agency, Enforcement Directorate (ED), arrested him on Thursday night. This arrest, possibly the most notable in the excise policy 'scam', just before the Lok Sabha polls, deals a significant blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).