Arvind Kejriwal News: As Delhi high court posts Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for hearing tomorrow, his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, is readying for her second media address at noon. Around 10:30am, the court will hear a petition by the Delhi CM challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.
Kejriwal’s petition seeking immediate release on account of the arrest and the subsequent remand to ED being “illegal” is listed for hearing before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court at 10.30 am.
On Tuesday, two days days after his first order, Delhi chief minister Kejriwal issued a new order from ED custody to Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj to address shortage of medicines and diagnostic tests at mohalla clinics and hospitals in the city.
“Irrespective of whether he is in or out, whenever an underprivileged person goes to a government hospital to get medicines, he/she should get it. A middle class person can buy medicines, but lakhs of underprivileged families in Delhi are completely dependent on government hospitals and Mohalla clinics for medicines. Some of these medicines need to be taken lifelong,” Bharadwaj, in charge of health portfolio, said at a press meeting.
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• Acting Chief Justice of Delhi high court cautioned the legal cell of Aam Aadmi Party: “If organised (protests) in court premises, they will do it at their own peril. There will be severe consequences for it.” “Right to approach the court is a fundamental right. No one can be stopped, if someone stops the common people, there will be very severe consequences,” the court added, while post the matter for hearing on Thursday, March 28.
• The court’s observations came after a letter against the protest by AAP legal cell in district courts was mentioned before Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Advocate Vaibhav Singh mentioned before the bench that a massive protest has been called for in court premises, and “for political purpose” one cannot go into court premises and protest.
• Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, is set to hold a media address at 12pm after meeting the Delhi chief minister last evening. Sources in AAP said that she’ll make some “big expose”.
• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday morning raided residence of AAP leader Deepak Singla. He had contested Delhi elections from Vishwas Nagar and is also Aam Aadmi Party’s in-charge of Goa and co-in-charge of MCD. According to some report, it is believed that this raid could be in connection with the alleged liquor scam due to Singla’s links to Goa.
• Meanwhile, ED also raided at least 20 locations in Chandigarh. Sources, however, said it’s not related to liquor policy case but a scam that allegedly took place in Punjab during Amarinder Singh’s regime.
• Hours after Kejriwal issued directions to him to address the shortage of medicines, Bharadwaj said a session of the Delhi Assembly will be held on Wednesday.
• Many prominent leaders of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) combine will join the mega rally in which lakhs of people will be present, AAP leader Gopal Rai told a press conference on Tuesday.
• The United States has said that it is closely following reports of the recent arrest of Delhi CM, and added that it encourages a “fair” and “transparent” legal process. This comes just days after Germany had also urged for an “impartial” trial for Arvind Kejriwal, evoking a sharp response from India.
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