Arvind Kejriwal appears in Delhi court via video conference in relation to the ED summons case prior to the trust vote.

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Feb 17, 2024
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ED Summons

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal spoke via video conference at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Saturday. He sought exemption to appear physically on the relevant day as the budget session was underway and as he had passed the trust vote in the Delhi Assembly. According to the summons served on him, Arvind Kejriwal had to appear before the court.

Arvind Kejriwaland’s lawyer has announced that his client will appear in person on the next day of hearing.Arvind Kejriwal appeared before the court through video conference and informed them that he could not appear in person due to the ongoing budget session and the trust vote debate in the Delhi Assembly.

The court should hear the case on March 16.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a complaint against the Chief Minister (CM) of Delhi for allegedly ignoring conflicts in an excise policy case. A Delhi court has asked the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party to appear before it on February 17. The court noted that CM was presumed to be “legally bound according to.

After Arvind Kejriwal ignored five ED summons for questioning in the money laundering case related to Delhi’s liquor policy, the agency approached the court. Arvind Kejriwal received the sixth questioning summons from the ED earlier this week. On February 19, he must submit an application to the federal agency.

Arvind Kejriwal moves motion of confidence in Delhi Assembly

With seven of the eight BJP legislators suspended for the rest of the session for allegedly interfering in the lieutenant governor’s speech on Thursday, the motion will be taken up in the Delhi Assembly on Saturday in the presence of the ruling Aam MLA. Aadmi Party and Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri.The Kejriwal administration is seeking a second vote of confidence in the seventy-member assembly. The BJP has eight MLAs in the current composition compared to AAP’s 62 .

Two MLAs came to me saying they were approached by BJP members and offered ₹25 crore each said the prime minister on Friday when introducing the vote of confidence.The government was overthrown and the Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested, they were informed. “BJP communications with 21 MLAs were also reported to them. They have repeatedly tried to contact our MLA as part of Operation Lotus. Our representatives did not give up, not even this time.The case of Delhi’s excise policy was fabricated, he said. Two of Kejriwaland’s most trusted advisers, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, were jailed in connection with the excise policy.

Although he had the support of 62 MLAs, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said Arvind Kejriwaland’s trust was broken when he moved the trust vote.Bidhuri went on to say that it was unexpected that Arvin Kejriwal filed an affidavit accusing the BJP of stealing an AAP MLA but did not provide evidence to the police who had already reported it to him.Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel announced that Arvind Kejriwaland’s trust vote will be discussed on Saturday.