"BJP wants to contest elections from behind the ED. Is ED a part of the BJP that the party is issuing their press release. To date, no proceeds of crime have been found by the ED against the AAP leaders. Today is a dark day in the history of the Democracy of the country. People of the country are seeing this murder of democracy which has been done today."
Arvind Kejriwal "took advantage" of being the chief minister of Delhi to facilitate money laundering by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is a "major beneficiary" of the proceeds of crimes generated in the alleged liquor scam case, the ED claimed Friday.
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Delhi court remands CM Arvind Kejriwal on ED custody till 28 March in excise policy case.
AAP to gherao PM's residence on March 26 to register protest against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, party leader Gopal Rai said on Friday.
"Today the I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders have met the EC and requested for action on this (arrest of Arvind Kejriwal). This year the Holi programme won't take place. On 25 March we will go to people and tell them what is happening in the country. On 26 March whole of Delhi to gherao PM's residence to mark a protest against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest," ANI quoted Gopal Rai.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs and councillors reached Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in Civil Lines to meet his family on Friday, a day after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak said, "We have come here to meet his family. They are not being allowed to meet anyone. They have been placed under house arrest. Nobody knows what state they are in."
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