LIVE | Delhi court sends Kejriwal to ED custody till March 28
CJI assigns Kejriwal's plea for hearing later today
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, while mentioning the plea for an urgent hearing, told the Supreme Court: "If this process goes on, before the first vote is cast, a lot of senior leaders will be behind bars. Please take it up.”
Kejriwal's petition to be mentioned before CJI at 10.30 am
Arvind Kejriwal’s petition against ED arrest is to be mentioned before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud at 10.30 am on Friday (March 22) for urgent hearing.
A move to make India an autocratic country: Congress leader KC Venugopal
On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, Congress leader KC Venugopal says, "We are with Aam Aadmi Party and Kejriwal ji...EC has become a weapon of the government for vendetta politics against the opposition...They (BJP) know they can't win on their own, so they are doing vendetta politics against opposition leaders...This is a move to make India an autocratic country."
BJP displaying remarkable degree of nervousness: Omar Abdullah
“Aisi Taisi Democracy. For all the talk of 400+ seats, the ruling dispensation is displaying a remarkable degree of nervousness. Having a sitting opposition CM arrested by a pliable central agency within days of the general elections being announced is a blot on democracy. @JKNC stands with @ArvindKejriwal & @AamAadmiParty,” said National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in a post on X.