The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader K Kavitha after an hours-long raid at her premises in Hyderabad and brought her to Delhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, agency sources said.
Former Aam Aadmi Party MLA Rajesh Garg, whom the party had recently suspended, on Tuesday alleged that calls with the "consent" of Arvind Kejriwal were made to him and several other leaders offering them crores to support Bharatiya Janata Party.
'Look at Kejriwal. With his work, he's made a place in our hearts. But the BJP leaders have only abuses for us," protesters at Shaheen Bagh tell Jyoti Punwani.
The ruling Congress, voted to office in 2018 after 15 years in opposition, and the Bharatiya Janata Party are the main contenders for power in the state, where the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and some regional outfits are also in the fray.
Kejriwal was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's response on a plea seeking action against him for allegedly filing a false affidavit that he had not instructed his counsel to use derogatory words against Union minister Arun Jaitley.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking stay on trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
The Delhi chief minister also said the sports bodies should be free from politicians and be handled by professionals.
The fresh suit was filed on Monday in the Delhi high court after Jethmalani accused Jaitley of being 'guilty of crimes and crookery'.
The Delhi CM's principal secretary has been described as quick, decisive, and quite unlike a 'babu'.
He, however, added that most of the private hospitals in Delhi were good and only a couple of them were indulging in such malpractice.
The HC closed both the defamation suits against Kejriwal and four AAP leaders after a joint settlement plea was moved before it.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 52 crore of arrested AAP leader Manish Sisodia, his wife and some other accused in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case.
A string of populist promises, including extension of the free ration scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Mahadev betting app issue and the Hindutva card are among key factors that have catapulted the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in Chhattisgarh after five years.
"Everybody knows in this country that I charge only the rich, but for poor people I do work free and the poor people are about 90 per cent of my clientele," he said.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday raised questions on the genuineness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degrees and claimed that they would turn out to be fake if a probe is conducted.
The street-fighter is back and the introspecting, sparingly speaking avatar of Kejriwal has gone on an extended recess. In this grime of heightened Delhi politics, all the good work done by the Delhi government may go down the drain, warns Sudhir Bisht.
On February 20, the Chief Secretary had alleged that he was beaten up by two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house, where he had been called for an emergency meeting.
'He is wily and has everything that a political leader needs to succeed at that level.' 'He would be outstanding as a counter to Modi in the Lok Sabha, if he had the Opposition benches behind him,' says Aakar Patel.
A defiant CM Kejriwal said the commission of inquiry constituted by Delhi government will continue its probe into alleged irregularities into the DDCA affairs.
Dubs Modi government a "one trick horse" which will make the Hindu-Muslim issue the dominant one in political discourse; asks Opposition to field one candidate in every seat against BJP nominee in 2019 polls.
A Delhi court fixed April 9 for recording of pre-summoning evidence against Arvind Kejriwal.
Vishwas said before making an apology, he wants to know if Kejriwal lied earlier.
This is in contrast to a Supreme Court judgment of March which said the panel should comprise of the prime minister, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
Kejriwal said, "I don't regret anything. I accept I use bad language."
A combative Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, furious over the CBI raid at the Delhi Secretariat, has alleged that the day-long action by the probe agency was to look for an inquiry committee file relating to Delhi District Cricket Association that "traps" Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Quoting unnamed Prime Minister's Office sources, he claimed that officers under Sisodia and Jain are being pressured to get something wrong signed from the two ministers.
Amid his confrontation with the Centre, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accused it of seizing documents "unrelated" to the agency's probe against his principal secretary.
Here are some of the confrontations between Jung and the Kejriwal-led Delhi government.
Kejriwal said that if Modi 'uses the CBI to get any file' then the country will have no democracy left.
Kejriwal suggested that Jaitley should instead cooperate with the commission of inquiry formed by the Delhi government to probe the alleged irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association.
Calling Jaitley a "master of half truth and beautiful lies", AAP leader Ashutosh made certain fresh allegations against the finance minister and said his comments that there was no specific charges against him was "misleading".
The AIIMS has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley's health condition since August 10.
In what is seen as a subtle dig at Kiran Bedi for joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he had also tried to convince her to take a plunge into politics.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 24 a plea by K Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case arising out of the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
Rallying behind party president Nitin Gadkari, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders today rejected charges of any wrongdoing by him in acquiring land in Maharashtra and said the allegations would be fought politically and not legally.
Polling in 70 constituencies began at 8 am and will conclude at 5 pm, except in nine polling booths in the Maoist-affected Bindranawagarh seat in Gariaband district, where voting began at 7 for security reasons, a poll official said.
Noted criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani will represent Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the civil and criminal defamation suits filed against him by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
In both of these Hindi heartland states, the straight contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the inquiry commission ordered by his government will probe alleged irregularities in DDCA even if it is struck down by the Centre.
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