The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday opposed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped liquor policy case. The probe agency has said before the Delhi Court that Kejriwal’s health did not stop the AAP chief fꦐrom doing "strenuous" campaigning for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Earlier, Kejriwal had moved a Delhi Court seeking regular bail in the case. He had filed a bail plea, seeking both interim and regular ✅bail. The Court has deferred Kejriwal'💎s bail plea till June 1 in the case.
During today's hearing ജat Rouse Avenue Court, ED told the Court that the conduct of Kejriwal, who is currently campaigning in Punjab, did not entitle him to any bail.
෴"There are some submissions to be made. The word used is will surrender. There’s a lot of suppression that has to be brought to notic🎃e. He’s campaigning in Punjab. His health did not hinder him from campaigning," ED told the Court.
The probe agency al✤so told the Court "Strenuous campaigning has been done. Last-minute b🐻ail is being filed, and his conduct does not entitle him to any bail."
Later, the Cou🔯rt then issued notice to the ED to file a re𓆉sponse regarding Kejriwal's bail plea. It directed the probe agency to file its response to Kejriwal's plea by Saturday (June 1).
The Court also sought the ED's response on another plea of Kejriwa🐼l seeking interim bail for a week on medical grounds in case the regular bail plea is not allowed.
O♏n the other hand, Kejriwal's counsel said, "The matter can be kept on Ju🌌ne 1. It can be kept in the morning."
When the court asked if there was any difficulty in holding the hearing ⛄at 2 pm on June 1, Kejriwal's counsel said his client had to attend a family engagement.
"We can have it at 2 pm on June 1. I will assume that you have accepted notice if you have sought time to reply," the court told thꦺe ED.
Earlier, the Supreme Court said it willꩲ not hear Kejriwal's request for a seven-day extension o𓆏f his interim bail in the liquor policy case.
Kejriwa꧒l had sought a seven-day extension to his interim bail, set to expire on June 1, on medical grounds.
Kejriwal walked out of Tihar Jail on May 10 after the Supreme Court granted him inter༺im bail in the liquor policy case. He has been asked to surrender by Jun✃e 2.
The AAP chief Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the ED afte𒉰r questioning at his residence in Delhi's Civil Lines area.
