ARE FOUR STATEMENTS ENOUGH TO ARREST A SITTING CM: KEJRIWAL TO COURT

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 28  appeared personally in the court and thanked the Enforcement Directorate officials.

The ED sought a seven-day extension of  Kejriwal’s custody in the now-scrapped liquor policy case.

He said that he wants to speak in the court and told the trial court no court has proven him guilty till now. "Are four statements enough to arrest a sitting CM? Kejriwal asks the court," said Kejriwal. "C Arvind, the secretary of Manish Sisodia handed over some documents in my presence. Many people come to my house. Is this reason enough to arrest me ?"

Additional Solicitor General V Raju had initially objected Kejriwal submitting in person.

Kejriwal said the real liquor scam begins after the ED investigation. "The motive of ED is to crush AAP," said the CM. According to  the CM, the real liquor scam began after the ED investigation.

"This case has been going on for two years. I've been arrested. I've not been convicted by any court. CBI has filed 31,000 pages, and over 290 witnesses have been examined. ED has filed over 20,000 pages. My name is there in just 4 statements,"he said.

Meanwhile, the ED said that Kejriwal’s contentions on Rs 55 crore being given to the BJP are not relevantin the ongoing case.

Kejriwal’s lawyer said while the CM has no objection for the remand, they have to refute to the claims made in the remand application.

"This is a political conspiracy, the public will give a befitting reply," said Kejriwal in response to a media query on Delhi L-G VK Saxena's the "government cannot run from jail" remark.

Meanwhile, the Delhi BJP demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister.

Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and party MP Manoj Tiwari said the AAP could have made anyone from the party chief minister after Kejriwal was taken into custody.

“Delhi is under a huge constitutional crisis. If you have even scant regard for the people of Delhi who elected you, you could have made anyone (from AAP) chief minister,”  said Tiwari.

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