Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in a case linked to the Delhi liquor coverage.
New Delhi:
The Delhi authorities has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) is making an attempt to impose President’s rule within the the nationwide capital. Delhi minister Atishi mentioned they they’ve learnt from credible sources {that a} political conspiracy is underway to destabilise the Arvind Kejriwal authorities.
Atishi mentioned that senior IAS officers’ postings in Delhi have been stagnant for a number of months regardless of vacancies throughout numerous departments.
“Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested in a pretend case and that too with none proof as a result of there’s a conspiracy to topple the elected authorities of Delhi. after we see a number of issues from the previous, it exhibits that there was a well-thought conspiracy occurring,” Atishi mentioned in a press convention.
“No officers are being posted in Delhi, no switch postings inside Delhi, and officers have stopped attending the conferences because the elections had been introduced,” the AAP chief added.
She additionally mentioned that Mr Kejriwal’s non-public secretary being sacked was additionally a part of the “conspiracy”.
The BJP denied all allegations and mentioned that AAP has been “cooking up new tales every day”.
“The celebration is cooking up manohar kahaani (entertaining tales) every day. They’re alleging that officers aren’t being appointed, however since September the Chief Minister has not met the Lieutant Common,” BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana mentioned.
The sharp assault got here days after the Delhi Excessive Courtroom quashed a petition by Mr Kejriwal difficult his arrest on March 21. The AAP boss’ dwelling was raided, and he was taken into custody, by the Enforcement Directorate hours after the court docket refused him safety from arrest.
The Chief Minister was arrested by ED late final month in a corruption case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi liquor coverage.
The ED’s case is that the Delhi liquor coverage 2021-22 supplied an exceptionally high-profit margin of 12 per cent for wholesalers and almost 185 per cent for retailers. A key focus of the investigation into the Delhi liquor coverage case was on an alleged community of middlemen, businessmen and politicians which the central companies have referred to as the “South Group”.
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