Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s conduct does not entitle him for bail, the Enforcement Directorate told a court in the national capital on Thursday. The CM had moved the court seeking regular bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju further said that Kejriwal’s health did not stop him from campaigning during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
The court issued notice to the ED on Delhi CM’s plea. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja also directed the central probe agency to file its response to Kejriwal’s plea by Saturday.
The judge further sought the ED’s response on another plea of Kejriwal seeking interim bail for a week on medical grounds in case the regular bail plea is not allowed.
Kejriwal is currently on interim bail, granted by the Supreme Court, till June 1. The Delhi CM had earlier approached the top court to extend his interim bail by seven days to undergo a host of medical tests, including a PET-CT scan, in view of his “sudden and unexplained weight loss coupled with high ketone levels”, which are indicative of kidney, serious cardiac ailments and even cancer.
The chief minister, in his fresh plea filed on May 26, said he will surrender before jail authorities on June 9 instead of June 2, the scheduled date for his return to prison.
The top court had on May 10 granted 21-day interim bail to the chief minister, who was arrested in a money laundering case linked to the excise policy ‘scam’, to enable him to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
It had directed that Kejriwal shall surrender on June 2, a day after the last phase of the seven-phase poll gets over.
(With inputs from PTI)
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