New Delhi, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said it was "completely wrong to misinterpret" the high court order granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case, after after the AAP called it a "victory of truth" and "defeat of the BJP conspiracy".
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Kejriwal in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged excise policy scam, but he will remain in jail as the CBI had arrested in a related matter.
A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta referred to a larger bench, preferably of five judges, for in-depth examination of three issues on the aspect of "necessity and necessity of arrest" under the Act. Prevention of Money Laundering.
Rijiju said, "There are reports that Kejriwal got relief. This is not true. The Supreme Court has vindicated the action taken by the ED."
He said the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal in a money laundering case filed by the ED while he was in jail in connection with a corruption case filed by the CBI.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday described the interim bail granted to Kejriwal in the ED money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam as a "victory of truth" and a "defeat of the BJP conspiracy " against him.
Rijiju claimed that the Supreme Court had not said that Kejriwal's arrest was illegal. The arrest was carried out according to regulations, he said.
"The case against Kejriwal is of serious nature and the prosecution of him will continue. It is completely wrong to misconstrue the high court order as if Kejriwal has been honorably discharged in the case," Rijiju said.
Kejriwal was also arrested by the CBI on June 26 in connection with the corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The plea challenging the arrest of him by the CBI is pending before the Delhi High Court. The matter relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which has now been scrapped.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Kejriwal in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged excise policy scam, but he will remain in jail as the CBI had arrested in a related matter.
A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta referred to a larger bench, preferably of five judges, for in-depth examination of three issues on the aspect of "necessity and necessity of arrest" under the Act. Prevention of Money Laundering.
Rijiju said, "There are reports that Kejriwal got relief. This is not true. The Supreme Court has vindicated the action taken by the ED."
He said the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal in a money laundering case filed by the ED while he was in jail in connection with a corruption case filed by the CBI.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday described the interim bail granted to Kejriwal in the ED money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam as a "victory of truth" and a "defeat of the BJP conspiracy " against him.
Rijiju claimed that the Supreme Court had not said that Kejriwal's arrest was illegal. The arrest was carried out according to regulations, he said.
"The case against Kejriwal is of serious nature and the prosecution of him will continue. It is completely wrong to misconstrue the high court order as if Kejriwal has been honorably discharged in the case," Rijiju said.
Kejriwal was also arrested by the CBI on June 26 in connection with the corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The plea challenging the arrest of him by the CBI is pending before the Delhi High Court. The matter relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which has now been scrapped.
