New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday appeared before the Rouse Avenue Court via video conferencing in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's complaint against him for skipping multiple summons in the Delhi excise policy case. He stated that he could not appear in person due to the confidence motion discussion in the assembly and the ongoing budget session.
Arvind Kejriwal was summoned for February 17 by the Rouse Avenue Court after he skipped five summons issued by the Ed in a money laundering case linked to the excise policy case. On the other hand, in a show of solidarity Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal moved and won a Motion of Confidence in the assembly after he alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to poach AAP MLAs and topple his government.
Here are the live updates from both key events in the national capital:
- 1.40 pm
Delhi Assembly passes confidence motion through voice vote; 54 of 62 AAP MLAs present during voting. Kejriwal says no AAP MLAs defected; two MLAs in jail, some unwell and some out of station. - 1.35 pm
The Arvind Kejriwal-led government easily won the trust vote as only one MLA from BJP was against the motion. - 1.20 pm
"They are stopping our works through control over services department, bureaucracy even though we run govt," Kejriwal said. - 1.10 pm
Kejriwal said that they have a majority in the House but this confidence motion was needed because the BJP was trying to poach AAP MLAs. - 1.05 pm
Kejriwal says that AAP will 'free the country' from BJP in the 2029 elections even if they win this year's Lok Sabha polls. - 1.00 pm
Speaking in the assembly on confidence motion, Delhi CM said that AAP is the biggest challenger to BJP, which is why it is under attack from all sides. - 12.30 pm
AAP leader Gopal Rai said that the party will respond to the ED summons in the assembly after taking legal opinion. - 11.45 am
Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, the lone opposition representative in the House following the suspension of BJP members for the session, was not present when the discussion began. - 11.30 am
Starting the discussion, the AAP's Kasturba Nagar MLA Madan Lal alleged that the BJP was persistently trying to "fail" and "paralyse" the Kejriwal government -- either by poaching party MLAs or interfering in its workings. - 11.15 am
Arvind Kejriwal has reached the Legislative Assembly ahead of the debate on confidence motion moved by him yesterday. - 11.00 am
The proceedings of the Delhi Assembly session ahead of the trust vote began at 11.00 am. - 10.45 am
Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta told the bench that Kejriwal will be present in the Delhi Rouse Avenue court in person for the next hearing. - 10.15 am
Delhi CM told the court that due to the confidence motion discussion in the assembly and the ongoing budget session, he could not physically appear before the court today. - 10.10 am
Kejriwal appeared before court through videoconferencing in case of evading ED summons. His advocate seek exemption from personal physical appearance for Delhi CM before court in case of evading ED summons. - 10.00 am
Kejriwal had alleged that the BJP was conspiring to topple the Aam Aadmi Party government and that some of his party MLAs had been offered bribes to leave the party and break his government. - 9.30 am
AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh may also appear before the Rouse Avenue Court physically along with Delhi Chief Minister in the excise policy case, while Satyendra Jain, is likely to appear virtually.
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