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DELHI GOVT

Kejriwal bats for INDIA group and

pushes his agenda as ED tries to

question him for graft

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the people of Delhi to vote for all 7

candidates of the INDIA bloc adding that people of Delhi are like his family

OUR BUREAU “I am fighting with all of them.
What did the people of Delhi get
New Delhi/Shimla
by electing 7 BJP MPs? I want to
he Enforcement Directorate tell the people that they should
(ED) filed one more complaint elect 7 MPs from the INDIA Alli-
Tagainst Delhi Chief Minis- ance, it will strengthen me. 13 MPs
ter Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday will come from Punjab, we have 10
for allegedly not complying with the in Rajya Sabha, and overall we will
summons in the alleged Delhi liquor have 25-30 MPs, then no one will
policy money laundering case. have the power to stop our work...”
The Additional Chief Metropoli- The Delhi CM added.
tan Magistrate (ACMM), Divya Mal- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader
hotra, after noting down the submis- and Delhi Power Minister Atishi an-
sions of Additional Solicitor General nounced on Thursday that the Del-
SV Raju, who appeared for ED and hi government under the leadership
fixed the matter for consideration on of Arvind Kejriwal has extended the
Thursday. scheme for zero electricity bills and
subsidies to lawyers, farmers and vic-
Earlier too, the ED filed a com- tims of 1983 riots till 2024-25.
“I am extremely glad to announce
plaint against Arvind Kejriw- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addresses the ceremony where 11 athletes and 3 coaches from Delhi that in today’s cabinet meeting, it has

al in which the court issued who achieved remarkable success at the Asian Games were honoured (ANI) been decided that free electricity
bills and subsidies will continue in
summons to him in the matter. the next date, he would appear phys- jriwal found a middle ground and 2024-2025 as well for the people of
ically. As noted in the submissions, decided to appear for questioning
Following the summons order, Additional Chief Metropolitan Mag- virtually so that CM Arvind Kejriwal Delhi,” said AAP leader and minis-
ter Atishi while addressing the media
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind istrate Divya Malhotra allowed the could not be arrested illegally. on Thursday.
Meanwhile, after the Delhi Fi-
Atishi further said, “But as you
Kejriwal appeared virtually exemption plea moved for today and nance Minister presented the budget all know once Kejriwal ji makes a
fixed March 16, 2024, for his physical
before the court on ED’s com- appearance before the court. of Rs 76,000 crore, Delhi Chief Min- promise to the people of Delhi, he
On the first ED’s complaint, ister Arvind Kejriwal urged the peo-
plaint against him for allegedly Rouse Avenue Court on Febru- ple of Delhi to vote for all 7 candi- fulfils his promise. Providing 24-hour
free electricity in Delhi is a promise
non-compliance with the sum- ary 7, 2024, took cognizance of the dates of the INDIA bloc adding that of the Arvind Kejriwal government,
mons order. Enforcement Directorate’s recent people of Delhi are like his family. which we have been fulfilling for nine
complaint filed against Delhi Chief Hitting out at the Centre while consecutive years. The electricity bill
Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not accusing of toppling the AAP gov- of 22 lakh families in Delhi is zero.”
Arvind Kejriwal, while appearing, complying with the summons issued ernment, Delhi CM Kejriwal said, Earlier on March 4, Delhi Fi-
virtually informed the court that he by the central probe agency in the “You (the public) gave me 62 seats nance Minister Atishi presented the
wanted to join the court proceedings Delhi liquor policy money launder- (in the 2020 elections) and 67 seats state budget with total outlays of Rs
physically but due to the confidence ing case. (in the 2015 elections), only then my 76,000 crore for the Financial Year
motion and budget sessions, I couldn’t Recently, Delhi CM Arvind Ke- government could run, otherwise, if 2024-25 with a focus on the “Ram
come physically before the court. jriwal agreed to appear virtually be- we had got 40 seats, these people Rajya” theme and said that the Aam
Senior Advocate Ramesh Gup- fore the ED on any date after March would have toppled my government. Aadmi Party-led- Delhi government
ta appeared for Arvind Kejriwal, 12. On this decision, Delhi Minister Everyone is seeing how the BJP, LG have been trying day and night for
moved an exemption plea for Ke- Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that ED and the central government create nine years to materialise this dream
jriwal and assured the court that on summons is ‘illegal’, but Arvind Ke- obstacles in every work.” of Ram Rajya.

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