Kejriwal Issues First Directive From ED Custody: AAP Sources

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has issued his first direction from ED custody on running the city government, AAP sources said on Sunday.

Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday from his official residence in connection with an excise policy-linked money-laundering case.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal issues first direction

A court on Friday sent the AAP national convenor to the central agency's custody till March 28. "He (Kejriwal) has issued his first direction from ED custody. The directions pertain to the city government's Water department. Water Minister Atishi will announce the directions later in the day," the party sources said. The AAP has said Kejriwal will continue as chief minister even if he is sent to jail.

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• The issuance of the first order since his arrest in the liquor policy case was attributed to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
• Thursday night marked the unprecedented event of Kejriwal becoming the first incumbent chief minister to be arrested.
• The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) escalated its criticism against Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Arvind Kejriwal.
• According to party sources, it was reported that Kejriwal, from his Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody, had purportedly issued a directive concerning the Water department of the city government.
• The anticipated announcement of these directives was expected to be made later in the day by Water Minister Atishi, as per the same sources.
• The BJP has persistently demanded that Kejriwal resign from his chief ministerial post, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has asserted that he will continue to govern from jail.
• BJP MP Manoj Tiwari vehemently criticized Kejriwal's plans to govern from jail, suggesting that jails are meant for housing criminals, not running governments.
• On the following Sunday, Tiwari continued his verbal onslaught against Kejriwal and directed some of his criticisms towards Sunita Kejriwal as well.
• Arvind Kejriwal's custody under the Enforcement Directorate has been extended until March 28, and he has lodged an appeal against his arrest in the Delhi High Court.
• Despite Kejriwal's legal actions, including an attempted petition to the Supreme Court (SC), the courts have deemed the procedures lawful after examining the documents and evidence provided.
• AAP leaders have initiated a large-scale protest in Delhi in response to Arvind Kejriwal's arrest.