New Delhi. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has challenged his arrest in the liquor scam case in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had sought reply from ED on the application of Arvind Kejriwal. ED has filed its reply in the Supreme Court through an affidavit. In its affidavit, ED has said that even after being summoned 9 times, Arvind Kejriwal was avoiding questioning by not appearing before the investigating officer. At the same time, Aam Aadmi Party has said after the ED affidavit that the investigating agency has become a machine of lying.
ED has said in its affidavit that if Arvind Kejriwal is the CM, will he not be arrested? ED has also said in its affidavit that Arvind Kejriwal’s conduct is such that it seems that he is guilty of money laundering in the liquor scam. According to the investigating agency, the accused gave rise to the need for arrest by his conduct. ED has termed Arvind Kejriwal’s application as without merit and deserves to be rejected. ED has said in the affidavit given in the Supreme Court that the reasons due to which Arvind Kejriwal was arrested have also been examined by different courts.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by ED on March 21. ED has called Arvind Kejriwal the kingpin in the liquor scam. Arvind Kejriwal had challenged his arrest and ED remand in the Delhi High Court, but there Justice Swarnakanta Sharma had rejected the application saying that the investigating agency had prima facie evidence against the Delhi CM. Many other comments were also made by the Delhi High Court in its decision. After this Arvind Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court. Now whatever the ED has said in its affidavit and the evidence it will present in the court, Kejriwal’s future will be decided only on that. ED claims that Aam Aadmi Party earned Rs 100 crore as bribe through liquor scam and out of this, Rs 45 crore was also spent in the Goa Assembly elections. ED claims that it has strong evidence for this.