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Sanjay Singh’s arrest shows PM Modi's nervousness: Kejriwal

Saying that the arrest is illegal, the Delhi CM predicted that the Centre will arrest many more Opposition leaders until the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

PM Narendra Modi (in picture) is nervous ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, according to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (photo: Getty Images)
PM Narendra Modi (in picture) is nervous ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, according to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (photo: Getty Images) Getty Images

Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday dubbed the arrest of party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged Delhi excise scam case as “illegal” and said it shows the "nervousness" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a post in Hindi on X, Kejriwal said: “The arrest of Sanjay Singh is completely illegal. This shows Modi ji's nervousness. They will arrest many more opposition leaders until the elections."

His remarks came after the ED on Wednesday evening arrested Singh after carrying out day-long searches at his residence.

Published: 04 Oct 2023, 9:02 PM IST

Singh is the second senior leader of the party after former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to be arrested by the ED in the now scrapped excise policy case.

The ED money laundering case is based on a CBI FIR registered in August last year, when the CBI filed a case over the complaint of alleged irregularities in the Delhi government’s new excise policy.

The ED had earlier filed four charge sheets in the case and mentioned Singh in them.

Published: 04 Oct 2023, 9:02 PM IST

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Published: 04 Oct 2023, 9:02 PM IST