00:00 In a recent development, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling on a plea filed
00:07 by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking relief from the Enforcement Directorate's
00:12 coercive actions in connection with the money laundering probe.
00:16 The bench headed by Justices Suresh Kumar Khet and Manoj Jain made a decisive decision,
00:22 refusing to grant interim relief to Kejriwal at this stage.
00:27 Kejriwal's plea came to response to the ninth summons issued by the ED urging him to appear
00:33 before them, which he had consistently refused, denouncing the summons as illegal.
00:40 Addressing reports, Additional Solicitor General S.V.
00:43 Raju emphasized that the petition was deemed not maintainable, characterizing it as a desperate
00:49 attempt.
00:50 "The petition is not maintainable.
00:51 That was our main ground.
00:52 And according to us, it's not maintainable.
00:54 It's a desperate attempt for him to file the petition."
00:57 The Delhi HC echoed this statement, declining to provide interim relief.
01:02 The case revolves around alleged corruption and money laundering concerning the formulation
01:06 and execution of Delhi's excise policy for 2021-22, subsequently annulled.
01:14 Notably, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh find themselves in judicial custody
01:19 amidst this investigation.
01:21 Meanwhile, a political confrontation ensued between the BGP and AAP over the ED's summons
01:27 to Kejriwal.
01:28 BGP's Nalin Kohli highlighted the irony of Kejriwal's situation, pointing out his political
01:34 origins in anti-corruption activism.
01:36 Kohli questioned why Kejriwal, who once vowed to combat corruption, is now evading scrutiny.
01:43 "What an irony that Mr. Aravind Kejriwal, who began his entire political career on the
01:49 principle that he would fight against corruption, he would not let corruption happen, is today
01:55 himself running away from an investigation into a corruption scam.
01:59 He is the Chief Minister of Delhi.
02:02 Under his leadership and on his directions, his ministers function.
02:05 Two of his ministers are in jail without bail for an investigation into the liquor scam,
02:11 the excise scam of Delhi.
02:12 And Mr. Kejriwal has chosen to ignore or run away from eight summons so far, on some excuse
02:18 or the other.
02:19 I am busy with electioneering, I am in Vipassana, these summons cannot be sent to me.
02:24 Today he is running to the court, trying to set conditions.
02:27 The court will decide what the court has to do.
02:29 Anyone can go before the court.
02:30 But the larger question is, what is Mr. Kejriwal so scared of that he is running away from
02:35 joining the investigation?
02:37 What is it that he knows that will come out and send a clear message to the people that
02:41 something wrong has happened in Delhi?"
02:43 As the political and legal saga unfolds, the question lingers, what lies behind Kejriwal's
02:48 reluctance to join the investigation?
02:50 [Outro]
