Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
Reportedly delhi chief minister and aam aadmi party (AAP) leader arvind kejriwal was arrested on thursday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over allegations related to the delhi liquor excise policy. Kejriwal’s arrest came after the delhi High court rejected his plea for relief against potential coercive action. It is alleged that the AAP received kickbacks amounting to Rs 100 crore, which were purportedly used to fund elections in punjab and Goa.Kejriwal is the second sitting chief minister to be arrested by the central agency, following the arrest of jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren on similar charges in January. On Friday, several leaders and politicians criticised his arrest, calling it a part of the Central government’s crackdown on opposition figures.West Bengal’s chief minister and TMC supremo mamata banerjee strongly condemned the arrest, labelling it a targeted attack on opposition leaders while those with ties to the bjp remained untouched. Former rajasthan chief minister and senior congress leader ashok gehlot slammed the BJP-led Centre for what he saw as the misuse of central probe agencies, stating that it was unprecedented for leaders holding constitutional posts to be arrested.Meanwhile, the bharatiya janata party (BJP) criticised the Aam Aadmi Party’s assertion that kejriwal would continue to govern from jail, calling it as an insult to the law and democracy. While bjp spokesperson Sambit Patra accused AAP leaders of spreading falsehoods and affirmed that those involved in corruption would data-face legal consequences.