Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his life is devoted to the country, regardless of whether he is in jail or not, in his first statement following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the liquor policy case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As he was being led by the Enforcement Directorate to court, the AAP chief answered a question from media in Hindi by saying, his life is dedicated to the country. He will keep serving the nation even if he is behind bars, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a night in ED prison, Kejriwal appeared in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court today. The financial crime fighting agency has accused the chief minister of being the kingpin and a major conspirator in the scheme, and is requesting 10-day custody of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His party claimed that Kejriwal\u2019s arrest, was the result of a conpiracy, and the party has planned protests around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Kejriwal became the first chief minister to be detained while in office when he was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday night at around 9o’clock. The now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy of 2021\u201322 is the subject of the money-laundering case that led to his detention. The investigation agency claims that he and his party accepted bribes in return for favors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ED claims that Rs 600 crore was made total from the crime. It has been asserted that the Delhi liquor policy gave retailers a nearly 185% profit margin and wholesalers an extraordinarily high profit margin of 12%. Six of the 12% were supposed to be recovered from wholesalers as kickbacks for AAP representatives, while another accused in the case, Vijay Nair, who was associated with the ruling party in Delhi, was allegedly given Rs 100 crore in advance by a lobby known as the South Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is claimed that BRS leader K Kavitha, who was detained by the ED last week, belonged to the South Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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