Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has challenged his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged liquor policy scam case in Delhi High Court.
In a press statement, Mr Kejriwal's wife Sunita questioned where the money from the "so-called" liquor policy scam. "The ED has conducted over 250 raids in the so-called liquor policy scam. No money was found in the multiple raids. They raided Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Satyendar Jain and us. Where is the money from this so-called scam? My husband will reveal the truth about it in Delhi in the court tomorrow," she said.
The bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma after hearing the initial argument by the two sides had passed over the matter for a hearing later in the day. Mr Kejriwal's counsel, Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi questioned the agency's "delaying tactics" after
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said the ED got a copy of Mr Kejriwal's petition only yesterday and sought three weeks' time to file a detailed reply.
The hearing in the matter has resumed.