Arvind Kejriwal: The Union Home Ministry has given permission to the ED to interrogate former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor scam case.
In this context, the ED wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena last month seeking permission to investigate Kejriwal . He approved it. The investigating agency brought the matter to the attention of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Later, the Center gave the green signal to the ED to investigate Kejriwal. With this, there are chances that the investigating officers will question the former CM soon. These developments have become a topic of discussion with the assembly elections being held in Delhi in a few days
The then Delhi CM Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21, 2024, on charges of irregularities in the new liquor policy (Liquor scam case). Later, the CBI also registered a case and took him into custody in June last year. He approached the Supreme Court on this issue.. and bail was granted last September. It is known that Kejriwal resigned as Chief Minister a few days after being released from jail.
Delhi, which has 70 assembly seats, will go to polls in a single phase on February 5. The counting of votes will be conducted and the results will be announced on February 8.