AAP calls ED 'political weapon', says SC rejected its claim of receiving Rs 100-cr kickbacks from Kavitha
1 year ago

AAP calls ED 'political weapon', says SC rejected its claim of receiving Rs 100-cr kickbacks from Kavitha

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Enforcement Directorate of becoming a "political weapon" and claimed the agency's assertion that BRS leader K Kavitha was involved in paying Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders for favours in the now-scrapped excise policy has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference, she alleged the federal probe agency's action was aimed at stopping Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal from campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls. In a statement on Monday, the ED claimed Kavitha, along with others, "conspired with the top leaders of AAP, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, for getting favours in the Delhi excise policy formulation and implementation." "Yesterday, the ED issued a press release saying that Rs 100 crore bribe was given to AAP leaders.

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Arvind Kejriwal Demanded Rs 100 Crore Bribe, Will Name AAP In Next Complaint: ED Tells SC
10 months, 1 week ago

Arvind Kejriwal Demanded Rs 100 Crore Bribe, Will Name AAP In Next Complaint: ED Tells SC

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday told the Supreme Court that they have material to show that Arvind Kejriwal demanded Rs 100 crore in bribe. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta resumed hearing the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging the Delhi High Court order that upheld his arrest by the ED as legal in the Delhi …

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests individual who ‘managed’ AAP funds in Goa polls
11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests individual who ‘managed’ AAP funds in Goa polls

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested one Chanpreet Singh, who allegedly managed Aam Aadmi Party’s funds for Goa assembly elections 2022, procured through bribes in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, people familiar with the development said on Monday. The ED informed a court on Saturday that it has evidence which “establish a deep relationship and nexus of Chanpreet Singh with all …

ED calls in Arvind Kejriwal's aide, AAP MLA in liquor excise policy case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

ED calls in Arvind Kejriwal's aide, AAP MLA in liquor excise policy case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate questioned Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant Bibhav Kumar and Aam Aadmi Party MLA Durgesh Pathak on Monday in investigation of the money laundering aspects of the alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, officers said. AAP responds ED needed clarifications on documents from Kumar and Kejriwal’s engagements, while Pathak’s name surfaced in statements related …

Atishi asks ED to reveal action against BJP in money laundering cases
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Atishi asks ED to reveal action against BJP in money laundering cases

Deccan Chronicle  

A day after getting a notice from the Election Commission, Delhi minister Atishi on Saturday asked the ED to reveal the action taken against BJP leaders in connection with alleged money laundering cases.Addressing a press conference here, the senior AAP leader lashed out at the Election Commission accusing the poll body of working at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata …

ED action in excise policy case aimed at stopping CM from campaigning: Atishi
1 year ago

ED action in excise policy case aimed at stopping CM from campaigning: Atishi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Minister Atishi accused the ED on Tuesday of becoming a “political weapon” of the BJP-led Centre. She claimed that the agency’s assertion that BRS leader K Kavitha was involved in paying Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders for favours in the now-scrapped excise policy had been dismissed by the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference, she alleged …

Kejriwal cannot escape the long arm of law: BJP
1 year ago

Kejriwal cannot escape the long arm of law: BJP

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP on Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for skipping multiple ED summonses and said that he cannot escape the ‘long hand’ of the law as there is evidence of his involvement in the alleged excise policy scam. “As the noose of the law is getting tightened around CM, the AAP leaders have forgotten …

ED has become a political weapon, says AAP; the noose is tightening around CM: BJP
1 year ago

ED has become a political weapon, says AAP; the noose is tightening around CM: BJP

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday accused the Enforcement Directorate of becoming a “political weapon” a day after the probe agency said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha, along with others, had “conspired with the top leaders of AAP, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia”, to get “favours in the Delhi excise policy formulation and implementation”. In a press …

ED a political tool: AAP hits out at BJP in Delhi
1 year ago

ED a political tool: AAP hits out at BJP in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party continued to spar over the Delhi excise policy case, with AAP leaders on Tuesday accusing the BJP of conspiring to get chief minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested before the polls. “ED, which has become a political weapon of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, has …

AAP plans legal action against ED, accuses agency of being a mouthpiece of BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP plans legal action against ED, accuses agency of being a mouthpiece of BJP

Live Mint  

The Aam Aadmi Party has rejected allegations of the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged 'Delhi Jal Board' scam case. On Wednesday, ED officials conducted searches on the premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal assistant and others in connection with the Delhi Jal Board corruption case. The ED stated that its probe revealed that a former chief engineer of …

ED raids Kejriwal’s secy, AAP MP in Jal Board case
1 year, 1 month ago

ED raids Kejriwal’s secy, AAP MP in Jal Board case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted raids at 12 locations, including those connected to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary Bibhav Kumar and the Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha member ND Gupta, in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi Jal Board — a move that sparked further political turmoil amid the already raging controversy over the federal agency’s …

ED raids houses of people linked to AAP
1 year, 1 month ago

ED raids houses of people linked to AAP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched the premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar, AAP Rajya Sabha MP and national treasurer N.D. Gupta, and some persons linked to the Aam Aadmi Party as part of a money-laundering probe into charges that the AAP and some officials received kickbacks of `21 crore from a Delhi …

ED raid part of Modi’s plan to crush AAP, says Kejriwal after meeting Amanatullah
1 year, 5 months ago

ED raid part of Modi’s plan to crush AAP, says Kejriwal after meeting Amanatullah

The Hindu  

A day after the Enforcement Directorate raided the premises of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in Delhi in connection with a money-laundering case, the party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with trying to “crush and finish AAP”. ‘Not a victim’ Rubbishing the CM’s claim, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said Mr. …

Maharashtra politics heats up over ED action
5 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra politics heats up over ED action

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A war of words has broken out in Maharashtra over the Enforcement Directorate’s actions against Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar in an alleged case of money laundering. A day after the Pawars were booked by the ED in connection with the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam of ₹25,000 crore, the NCP chief …

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