The ED has alleged that the liquor policy 'scam' was to give wholesale liquor business to private entities with a fix margin of 12%, for a 6% kickback
Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case in Delhi
Atishi said the Aam Aadmi Party was worried about the Kejriwal's safety and security in ED custody
With protests planned by AAP workers at the BJP headquarters, the traffic police advised commuters to avoid Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg which has been closed for traffic movement
Roads leading to the BJP headquarters and ED office in central Delhi have been closed
A team of doctors and medics were seen entering the ED office in central Delhi in the morning where Kejriwal has been housed after the arrest
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The 55-year-old leader's arrest, amid campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, drew angry reactions from AAP
An IIT graduate, Kejriwal first led AAP to form the government in Delhi in 2013 with outside support from the Congress
The arrest, the first of a sitting chief minister, came hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the AAP national convenor from any coercive action by the federal agency
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also alleged that the ED has become a "political tool" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre
CM Kejriwal will now appeal to SC on Friday seeking an urgent hearing of his petition for protection from any coercive action by the ED
Arvind Kejriwal is and will remain the Chief Minister of Delhi, says AAP's Atishi after his arrest
The party is eyeing at expanding its footprint across the country and has tied up with the Congress to contest the Lok Sabha polls against the BJP in Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat
"We have heard both sides and we are not inclined at this stage (to grant protection). The respondent is at liberty to file reply," the bench said
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has said that the AAP chief is willing to appear before the ED but could be arrested by them during interrogation to stop him for campaigning for Lok Sabha polls
The application for interim relief forms part of Kejriwal's petition challenging the summonses issued to him for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate
Atishi said that Kejriwal has approached the Delhi High Court, alleging that the ED wanted to arrest him
According to the ED's last summon in the Excise Case, the financial probe agency has called him to appear before it on March 21, 2024
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against several summons