Arvind Kejriwal Withdraws Supreme Court Plea; AAP Alleges His Family Under ‘House Arrest’
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has decided to withdraw his petition from the Supreme Court regarding his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, informed the court that Kejriwal prefers to challenge his arrest before the remand judge in the trial court rather than pursue the case in the top court.
Kejriwal’s plea in the Supreme Court was filed in response to his arrest in connection with a money-laundering probe related to the Delhi liquor policy scam case. However, Kejriwal’s decision to withdraw the plea signals a strategic shift in his legal approach.
While the Supreme Court had agreed to hear Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest, the latest development suggests that Kejriwal and his legal team have chosen a different course of action.
In a separate development, AAP has expressed concern over the alleged ‘house arrest’ of Arvind Kejriwal’s family following his arrest by the ED. Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai claimed that Kejriwal’s family members, including himself, were being prevented from meeting visitors. AAP has accused officials of restricting access to Kejriwal’s family and questioned the legality of such actions.
Apart from this, AAP leaders have criticized the central government, alleging political conspiracy behind Kejriwal’s arrest. Prominent AAP leader Atishi stressed that Kejriwal’s arrest was orchestrated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as part of a larger political agenda. He stressed that Kejriwal’s detention is a significant deviation from democratic norms and accused the BJP of targeting opposition leaders.
In response, BJP has rejected AAP’s allegations and accused Kejriwal and AAP of playing the victim card. BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla criticized Kejriwal’s refusal to cooperate with the ED investigation and highlighted judicial action against AAP members in corruption-related cases. Union Minister Anurag Thakur condemned AAP’s claim that Kejriwal would rule from jail and called it an insult to the people of Delhi and democratic principles.
As the legal and political drama unfolds, Kejriwal’s withdrawal of the plea and AAP’s allegations of ‘house arrest’ underline the growing tension between the ruling party in Delhi and the central government, leading to further confrontation and political manoeuvering. The stage is set.
