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Arvind Kejriwal Arrest News Live Updates (March 22): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was sent to six-day Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with the excise policy case on Friday. Speaking for ED, S V Raju said that Kejriwal was the ‘kingpin’ of the alleged scam, and the money was used for the Goa Legislative Assembly elections in 2022. Before appearing at the court, the Delhi CM said, “Whether I stay in jail, or outside, my life will be dedicated to serving the nation.” Kejriwal was arrested by the central agency late on Thursday on charges of corruption in relation to the case. It is the first time in independent India that a serving Chief Minister has been arrested. The move came after Kejriwal skipped multiple summons by the investigation agency, nine in total, calling them “illegal”.
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Opposition parties across the political spectrum have decried the arrest, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in a veiled reference to PM Modi, saying that “a scared dictator wants to create a dead democracy”. AAP Minister Atishi, while hitting out at the BJP-led Central government, said that Kejriwal would continue functioning as the CM from jail.
AAP announces 4-day protest plan: Delhi minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai Monday said the party will ‘gherao’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on March 26, to register a protest against Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the ED. Rai also unveiled a four-day protest plan by the AAP. On Saturday (March 23), the party, along with the Opposition INDIA bloc, will hold a protest at ITO’s Shaheedi Park, where Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will also be in attendance.
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