NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in excise coverage case. Kejriwal was arrested after two hours of questioning by the ED officers at his residence.Kejriwal turned the second sitting chief minister to face arrest in latest occasions, following Jharkhand’s Hemant Soren. The AAP management introduced on Thursday that he would keep his place as chief minister, asserting that the nationwide capital would proceed to be ruled even whereas he’s in jail.Kejriwal had approached the Delhi excessive courtroom, claiming that the ED intends to arrest him.Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, expressed his willingness to take part within the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) investigations and cooperate absolutely. Nevertheless, he has appealed to the excessive courtroom to stop coercive measures from being taken in opposition to him, Delhi minister Atishi had mentioned earlier.‘Will run govt from jail’, says AAP chief Atishi”We have received reports of Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the ED. We have always maintained that Arvind Kejriwal will continue to govern from jail. He will remain the CM of Delhi. We have filed a case in the Supreme Court, and our lawyers are preparing for an urgent hearing tonight,” Atishi mentioned.‘Preparation for autocracy’, says JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Rajya Sabha MP and chief, Mahua Maji, commented on the scenario, linking Kejriwal’s arrest to a broader development in non-BJP ruled states. She mentioned, “Wherever there is non-BJP govt, these things are happening in those states only. Elections are going to be held, model code of conduct is in place but the way things are going on, firstly in Jharkhand and then in Delhi, this isn’t democracy but a preparation for autocracy.” Kejriwal’s arrest follows the arrest of former Jharkhand CM and JMM chief Hemant Soren.‘Murder of democracy’, says CongressCongress chief Udit Raj condemned the heavy safety presence round Kejriwal’s residence, likening it to a state of conflict or the pursuit of a harmful prison. He mentioned, “Arvind Kejriwal’s house has been surrounded by security forces as if they are there to arrest any dacoit or the war is on with an enemy country. This is the murder of democracy. If Arvind Kejriwal ends his alliance with Congress and goes with the BJP, all summons will be recalled. If freedom of expression is suppressed, it is not just the AAP or Congress, all will have to suffer.”
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