Excise policy case: Delhi HC to hear Arvind Kejriwal's plea against arrest tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court will hear chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest by Enforcement Directorate in excise policy case on Wednesday.

A bench Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will be hearing the matter at 10:30 AM.

Earlier, Kejriwal had moved the high court last week with his petition but his request for an urgent hearing was turned down as the high court was closed for Holi.

In his petition, Kejriwal had said he is a "vocal critic" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre, he is an opposition leader and a partner in the INDIA bloc, and the ED, which is under the Union government's control, has been "weaponised".

Delhi chief minister was arrested by the central agency for alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 that was later scrapped.

Kejriwal's name has been mentioned multiple times in the chargesheets filed by the ED.

The agency has alleged that the accused were in touch with Kejriwal for formulating the excise policy that resulted in undue benefits to them in return for which they paid kickbacks to the AAP.

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