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Arvind Kejriwal Remanded to ED Custody Until March 28

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to ED custody till March 28.

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Kejriwal was arrested by the ED from his New Delhi residence late on Thursday (March 21) night.

He will be produced before the court on March 28 at 2 pm, Rouse Avenue Court Special Judge Kaveri Baweja said.

The court remanded him to 10 days "ED custody.

Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju said that Kejriwal had demanded Rs 100 crore from some accused of 'South Group' to contest elections in Punjab. "

He also told the court that Rs 45 crore bribe received through hawala channels was used in the Goa elections.

Social activist Anna Hazare has supported the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Speaking to the media on Friday (March 22), Hazare said that Arvind Kejriwal was arrested because of his own deeds
"Arvind Kejriwal has worked with me. He was against liquor. But now they are making a policy of selling liquor. These arrests are due to their own actions, "Hazare said.

Meanwhile, on Friday (March 22), Arvind Kejriwal decided to withdraw the petition challenging the ED's arrest in the Supreme Court.

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The Aam Aadmi Party had moved the Supreme Court after his arrest on Thursday night. The party wanted the hearing to be held at night.

However, Kejriwal's lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi told Supreme Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna that Kejriwal has decided to withdraw his plea and is ready to face ED remand.

Kejriwal's plea will be heard by a special bench of the Supreme Court. The matter was heard by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MR Shah. M. Sundresh and Justice Bela Trivedi.

Before the start of the hearing, Abhishek Manu Singhvi informed Justice Sanjiv Khanna that Kejriwal will first face remand in a lower court and if required, he will file another petition in the Supreme Court.

Singhvi said that the remand case against Kejriwal will be heard in the lower court on Friday and the Supreme Court will also hear it on the same day. In such a situation, they should be allowed to withdraw the petition.

What happened in court?
"You can go from here," Justice Khanna said when Singhvi asked him to withdraw the petition mentioning the dates.

Singhvi told Justice Khanna that he has to submit a letter to the registry and send it to the court master. Justice Khanna allowed the submission of the letter.

Earlier, in the Delhi liquor case, the Supreme Court had acquitted Telangana Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K.T. Kavitha's bail plea was rejected.

In such a situation, Arvind Kejriwal must be afraid that the same thing will happen to him.

In such a situation, Kejriwal did not have much hope from the Supreme Court, so he thought it fit to withdraw the petition

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday (March 21). Kejriwal has been arrested in connection with the alleged liquor scam.

The ED team reached Arvind Kejriwal's house late on Thursday (March 21) evening. A large number of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers gathered outside Kejriwal's house and started raising slogans.

However, a large number of police personnel were deployed.

After Kejriwal's arrest, several leaders from the opposition parties have slammed the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "Targeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the time of elections is very wrong and unconstitutional. It does not suit the Prime Minister and his government to stoop so low in politics. "

"Fight the critics on the battlefield, attack the policies and style of functioning, this is democracy. However, using the country's autonomous institutions for our political gains is weakening democracy, "Priyanka Gandhi said.

Former Union Minister Sharad Pawar also condemned the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal.

India will stand firmly against this unconstitutional move, "Pawar said.