NEW DELHI — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday and the party’s newly-elected legislative party leader Atishi has staked claim to form the new government. Kejriwal tendered his resignation to Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena. Talking to reporters, AAP leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai said […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to meet Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday at the LG Secretariat following his announcement of resignation. The meeting is scheduled for 4:30 pm. According to party sources, Kejriwal is expected to step down as Delhi CM on Tuesday. Notably, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) […]
NEW DELHI — Emotions ran high as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned to his residence on Civil Lines Road after being released from Tihar jail on Friday night. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, visibly elated with the return of their chief, joined his family in a heartfelt welcome. His parents and wife, Sunita Kejriwal, […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged excise policy scam and sought a response from the probe agency on his plea challenging his arrest. As the hearing commenced […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the CBI in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam. The special leave petition filed before the apex court challenges the August 5 decision of the Delhi High Court dismissing CM Kejriwal’s plea against CBI […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cannot visit his office or the Delhi Secretariat during the tenure of his interim bail, the Supreme said on Friday as it imposed a slew of restrictions on him as part of the bail conditions. It asked Kejriwal to not sign any official file unless absolutely necessary […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday remanded in six-day Enforcement Directorate custody ending March 28 by a local court, a day after the probe agency arrested him in connection with the excise policy case, PTI reported. The central agency, which had arrested Kejriwal on Thursday evening, produced him before the […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said, as reported by PTI. The arrest, the first of a sitting chief minister, came hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the AAP national […]