Health didn’t stop Arvind Kejriwal from campaigning: ED to court on his bail plea

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday opposed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea.

In a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped liquor policy and said his health did not stop the AAP chief from doing “strenuous” campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls.

Kejriwal had filed a bail plea, seeking both interim and regular bail, in the liquor policy case in which he was arrested by the ED on March 21.

During the hearing at Rouse Avenue Court, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said the conduct of Kejriwal, who is currently campaigning in Punjab, did not entitle him to any bail.

“There are some submissions to be made. Word used is will surrender. There’s lot of suppression that has to be brought to notice. He’s campaigning in Punjab. His health did not hinder him from campaigning,” he said.

“Strenuous campaigning has been done. Last-minute bail is being filed and his conduct does not entitle him to any bail,” he said.

The court ordered ED to file a response regarding Kejriwal’s bail plea.

On the other hand, Kejriwal’s counsel said, “The matter can be kept on June 1. It can be kept in the morning.”

When the court asked if there was any difficulty in holding the hearing at 2 pm on June 1, Kejriwal’s counsel said his client had to attend a family engagement.

“We can have it at 2 pm on June 1. I will assume that you have accepted notice if you have sought time to reply,” the court told the ED.