Kejriwal issues 2nd order from ED custody; what next for Varun Gandhi
Hindustan TimesDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest dealt a major blow to the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the April-June national polls. The second order was issued a day before the Delhi high court was due to hear Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest in connection with alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. Member of Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday invited Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi to join the Congress after the outspoken lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit was denied a ticket for the Lok Sabha polls.He praised Gandhi’s leadership and clean image, suggesting the BJP denied him a ticket due to his Gandhi family connection. Sitharaman versus Ramesh Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hit back at Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh after he questioned her over ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, calling it a ‘poorly designed scheme’.