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{{Short description|7th Chief Minister of Delhi (2013–14 and | {{Short description|7th Chief Minister of Delhi (2013–14 and 2015–2024)}} | ||
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| office = 7th [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] | | office = 7th [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] | ||
| term_start = 14 February 2015 | | term_start = 14 February 2015 | ||
| deputy = [[Manish Sisodia]] (till 28 February 2023) | | term_end = 17 September 2024 | ||
| deputy = [[Manish Sisodia]] {{small|(till 28 February 2023)}} | |||
| lieutenant_governor = {{ubl|[[Vinai Kumar Saxena]]|[[Anil Baijal]]|[[Najeeb Jung]]}} | | lieutenant_governor = {{ubl|[[Vinai Kumar Saxena]]|[[Anil Baijal]]|[[Najeeb Jung]]}} | ||
| | | successor = [[Atishi Marlena Singh]] | ||
| predecessor = ''[[President's rule]]'' | | predecessor = ''[[President's rule]]'' | ||
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| term_start2 = 28 December 2013 | | term_start2 = 28 December 2013 | ||
| term_end2 = 14 February 2014 | | term_end2 = 14 February 2014 | ||
| lieutenant_governor2 = [[Najeeb Jung]] | | lieutenant_governor2 = [[Najeeb Jung]] | ||
| successor2 = ''[[President's rule]]'' | | successor2 = ''[[President's rule]]'' | ||
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'''Arvind Kejriwal''' ({{IPA | '''Arvind Kejriwal''' ({{IPA|hi|əɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl|audio=}}; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who served as the 7th [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] till 17 September 2024 . He previously was the chief minister from 2013 to 2014 and was serving since 2015. He is also the national [[convener]] of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) since 2012. He has represented the [[New Delhi Assembly constituency|New Delhi constituency]] in the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] since 2015 and from 2013 to 2014. | ||
In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for his involvement in the ''[[Parivartan]]'' movement using [[Right to Information Act, 2005|right to information]] legislation in a campaign against government corruption. The same year, after resigning from Government service, he founded the [[Public Cause Research Foundation]] to campaign for transparent governance. Before entering politics, Kejriwal had worked in the [[Indian Revenue Service]]. Prior to that, he was a mechanical engineer from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]]. | In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for his involvement in the ''[[Parivartan]]'' movement using [[Right to Information Act, 2005|right to information]] legislation in a campaign against government corruption. The same year, after resigning from Government service, he founded the [[Public Cause Research Foundation]] to campaign for transparent governance. Before entering politics, Kejriwal had worked in the [[Indian Revenue Service]]. Prior to that, he was a mechanical engineer from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]]. | ||
In 2012, he launched the | In 2012, he launched the AAP. In 2013, he assumed office as the Chief Minister of Delhi and resigned 49 days later over his inability to mobilise support for his proposed anti-corruption legislation. In the 2015 [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi Legislative assembly]] elections, the AAP registered an unprecedented majority. In subsequent [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020 elections]], AAP re-emerged victorious and retained power in Delhi, following which, Kejriwal was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time in a row. Outside Delhi, his party registered another major victory in [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. | ||
He was [[Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal|arrested]] on 21 March 2024 | He was [[Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal|arrested]] on 21 March 2024 by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] on allegations of a [[Delhi liquor scam|liquor scam]] against the Aam Aadmi Party led [[Delhi Government]].<ref name="balance">{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Jatin |date=24 March 2024 |title=Congress's Kejriwal dilemma deepens as it balances ties with AAP – friends in Delhi, foes in Punjab |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/congress-arvind-kejriwal-arrest-aap-9230586/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="double">{{cite news |title=Rahul Gandhi rolls dice on same subject in diverse ways: Smriti Irani on his "double standards" on excise policy scam |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rahul-gandhi-rolls-dice-on-same-subject-in-diverse-ways-smriti-irani-on-his-double-standards-on-excise-policy-scam/articleshow/108721819.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=ANI |date=23 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> He became the first ever sitting chief minister in India to be arrested.<ref name="sit">{{Cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal is first sitting chief minister to be arrested |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/arvind-kejriwal-is-first-sitting-chief-minister-to-be-arrested-101711040873998.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 March 2024 |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> On 10 May, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] ordered Kejriwal's release on interim bail until 1 June 2024, on account of campaigning for the election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dayal |first=Sakshi |date=12 May 2024 |title=India's opposition jubilant as Modi critic Kejriwal gets bail to campaign in elections |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-top-court-grants-temporary-bail-opposition-leader-kejriwal-campaign-2024-05-10/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 May 2024 |work=The Reuters}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal hearing LIVE Updates: All eyes on Supreme Court over Delhi CM's bail plea |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/arvind-kejriwal-hearing-live-updates-supreme-court-may-10-delhi-excise-policy-aap-manish-sisodia-liquor-policy-101715301901261.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 May 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> Kejriwal surrendered at [[Tihar Jail]] after the expiry of his bail period on 2 June 2024. On 13 September 2024, he was granted bail by [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] with certain conditions. However, the investigation pertaining to the case still continues.<ref name=":10">{{Cite magazine |last=Sharda |first=Kanu |date=13 September 2024 |title=Dos and don'ts for Arvind Kejriwal as Supreme Court grants him bail |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/supreme-court-arvind-kejriwal-bail-conditions-2599029-2024-09-13 |magazine=India Today |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> On 15 September 2024, he proposed to resign as Delhi Chief Minister and vowed to abdicate the post officially on 17 September 2024.<ref name=":11" /> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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===Third term=== | ===Third term=== | ||
{{main|Third Kejriwal ministry}} | {{main|Third Kejriwal ministry}} | ||
AAP won 62 seats out of 70 in the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]. He took oath on 16 February 2020 as Delhi's chief minister for a third time at Ramlila Maidan.<ref name="Oath 2020">{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Delhi chief minister at Ramlila Maidan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/arvind-kejriwal-sworn-in-as-delhi-chief-minister-at-ramlila-maidan/cid/1745742 |date= 16 February 2020 |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> | AAP won 62 seats out of 70 in the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]. He took oath on 16 February 2020 as Delhi's chief minister for a third time at Ramlila Maidan, equaling the record of [[Sheila Dikshit]].<ref name="Oath 2020">{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Delhi chief minister at Ramlila Maidan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/arvind-kejriwal-sworn-in-as-delhi-chief-minister-at-ramlila-maidan/cid/1745742 |date= 16 February 2020 |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> On 21 March 2024, he became the first ever sitting chief minister in India to be arrested and imprisoned.<ref name="sit" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pathak |first=Vikas |date=22 March 2024 |title=As Kejriwal becomes first sitting CM to be held, a look at ex-CMs’ arrests: Soren to Jayalalithaa to Lalu |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/arvind-kejriwal-ed-arrest-cm-soren-jayalalitha-lalu-9227786/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref> After being released on bail by the Supreme Court, he vowed to resign from the post of chief minister on 15 September 2024 and vowed to abdicate the post officially on 17 September 2024.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Bhanj |first=Jaideep Deo |date=15 September 2024 |title=Arvind Kejriwal to resign as Delhi CM, vows to return only with people’s support |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arvind-kejriwal-to-resign-as-delhi-chief-minister/article68644815.ece |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref> The AAP subsequently named [[Atishi Marlena Singh]] as his replacement.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Atishi to be new chief minister of India’s capital territory Delhi |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/17/atishi-to-be-new-chief-minister-of-indias-capital-territory-delhi |work=Al Jazeera |date=17 September 2024 |access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> | ||
=== Oxygen scam 2021 === | === Oxygen scam 2021 === | ||
During COVID 2020-21, the Congress on April 2021 accused the Arvind Kejriwal government of spending crores on publicity but doing nothing in the past one year to augment oxygen storage capacity and set up new plants in the national capital.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rs 822 crore for advertisement but nothing to augment oxygen supply: Congress slams Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/rs-822-crore-for-advertisement-but-nothing-to-augment-oxygen-supply-congress-slams-arvind-kejriwal/2239551/ |work=Financialexpress |agency=PTI |date=24 April 2021 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> A Central government appointed committee came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, saying that it had used state money on advertisements projecting chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party in violation of Supreme Court guidelines.<ref>{{cite news |title='Kejriwal govt misused public funds on advertisements, must reimburse exchequer' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kejriwal-govt-misused-public-funds-on-advertisements-must-reimburse-exchequer/story-QQBY42gJXn16ne89vmJqyJ.html |work=Hindustan Times |agency=PTI |date=16 September 2016 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> | During COVID 2020-21, the Congress on April 2021 accused the Arvind Kejriwal government of spending crores on publicity but doing nothing in the past one year to augment oxygen storage capacity and set up new plants in the national capital.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rs 822 crore for advertisement but nothing to augment oxygen supply: Congress slams Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/rs-822-crore-for-advertisement-but-nothing-to-augment-oxygen-supply-congress-slams-arvind-kejriwal/2239551/ |work=Financialexpress |agency=PTI |date=24 April 2021 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> A Central government appointed committee came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, saying that it had used state money on advertisements projecting chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party in violation of Supreme Court guidelines.<ref>{{cite news |title='Kejriwal govt misused public funds on advertisements, must reimburse exchequer' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kejriwal-govt-misused-public-funds-on-advertisements-must-reimburse-exchequer/story-QQBY42gJXn16ne89vmJqyJ.html |work=Hindustan Times |agency=PTI |date=16 September 2016 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> | ||
According to RTI reply, Arvind kejriwal was given funds to set up 8 of oxygen plant back in December 2020 but only just 1 was setup and diverted funds to ads instead. When there was an oxygen crunch, Central Government increased the allocation of oxygen tanks after that Arvind Kejriwal thanked the Central Government for providing 730 tons of oxygen.<ref>{{cite news |title=After Delhi gets 730 MT oxygen, CM Kejriwal thanks Centre, courts |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/after-delhi-gets-730-mt-oxygen-cm-kejriwal-thanks-centre-courts-983113.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=6 May 2021 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal was given funds to set up oxygen plants, he gave ads instead: BJP alleges citing RTI reply | According to RTI reply, Arvind kejriwal was given funds to set up 8 of oxygen plant back in December 2020 but only just 1 was setup and diverted funds to ads instead. When there was an oxygen crunch, Central Government increased the allocation of oxygen tanks after that Arvind Kejriwal thanked the Central Government for providing 730 tons of oxygen.<ref>{{cite news |title=After Delhi gets 730 MT oxygen, CM Kejriwal thanks Centre, courts |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/after-delhi-gets-730-mt-oxygen-cm-kejriwal-thanks-centre-courts-983113.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=6 May 2021 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal was given funds to set up oxygen plants, he gave ads instead: BJP alleges citing RTI reply |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/71413/arvind-kejriwal-was-given-funds-to-set-up-oxygen-plants-he-gave-ads-instead-bjp-alleges-citing-rti-reply.html |work=Indiablooms.com |date=25 April 2021 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> Many of the critics claim that Kejriwal was "criminally liable" for the death of many patients in two Delhi hospitals due to lack of oxygen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal govt 'failed' in oxygen storage & distribution, has 'criminal liability' for deaths: BJP |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arvind-kejriwal-govt-failed-in-oxygen-storage-distribution-has-criminal-liability-for-deaths-bjp/articleshow/82630673.cms |work=The Economic Times |agency=PTI |date=14 May 2021 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> | ||
'''Attack by BJP members''' | '''Attack by BJP members''' | ||
{{Main|Attack on Delhi Chief Minister's house}} | {{Main|Attack on Delhi Chief Minister's house}} | ||
In March 2022, the official residence of CM Kejriwal was attacked by BJP supporters. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia called the incident a conspiracy to murder Kejriwal.<ref name="Tribune News Bhagwant 30 March 2022">{{cite news | In March 2022, the official residence of CM Kejriwal was attacked by BJP supporters. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia called the incident a conspiracy to murder Kejriwal.<ref name="Tribune News Bhagwant 30 March 2022">{{cite news |title=Bhagwant Mann condemns attack on Arvind Kejriwal's house |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-condemns-the-attack-on-the-residence-of-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-382118 |access-date=30 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=30 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Tribune News 30 March 2022">{{cite news |title=Conspiracy to murder Kejriwal after poll defeat in Punjab: Delhi CM Sisodia's sensational claim |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/byjm-activists-damaged-cctv-cameras-barriers-at-kejriwal-residence-during-protest-sisodia-382119 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=30 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
AAP MLA [[Saurabh Bhardwaj]] filed a petition in the [[Delhi High Court]] (HC) seeking the constitution of a [[Special Investigation Team]] (SIT) for investigation in the incident. He petitioned that the attack and vandalisation appeared to have been carried out with the "tacit complicity" of Delhi police.<ref name="Delhi High Court Hindu 1 April 2022">{{cite news | AAP MLA [[Saurabh Bhardwaj]] filed a petition in the [[Delhi High Court]] (HC) seeking the constitution of a [[Special Investigation Team]] (SIT) for investigation in the incident. He petitioned that the attack and vandalisation appeared to have been carried out with the "tacit complicity" of Delhi police.<ref name="Delhi High Court Hindu 1 April 2022">{{cite news |title=Delhi High Court seeks status report on attack outside CM Kejriwal's residence |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-seeks-status-report-on-attack-outside-cm-kejriwals-residence/article65280832.ece |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=1 April 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The petition said, "On March 30, 2022, several BJP goons, in the garb of a protest, launched an attack on the official residence of the Delhi CM", "Videos and photographs show that these goons casually walked through the security cordon [maintained by Delhi police], kicked and broke the boom barrier, broke the CCTVs cameras with 'lathis', threw paint on the gate of the residence and almost climbed over the gate, while Delhi police personnel simply looked on, doing little to stop the protesters."<ref name="Delhi High Court Hindu 1 April 2022" /> | ||
The petition called the violence directed towards the CM and his family as "especially egregious" and "meant to subdue, by the use of force, the highest elected official in NCT of Delhi and therefore the elected Government of Delhi. This was a direct attack on democracy."<ref name="NDTV HC 31 March 2022" /> | The petition called the violence directed towards the CM and his family as "especially egregious" and "meant to subdue, by the use of force, the highest elected official in NCT of Delhi and therefore the elected Government of Delhi. This was a direct attack on democracy."<ref name="NDTV HC 31 March 2022" /> | ||
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=== 2024 arrest === | === 2024 arrest === | ||
{{Main|Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal}} | {{Main|Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal}} | ||
After skipping nine summons from the [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on 21 March 2024 by the ED after the [[Delhi High Court]] rejected his anticipatory bail in connection with the [[Delhi liquor scam|Delhi liquor policy money laundering case]] | After skipping nine summons from the [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on 21 March 2024 by the ED after the [[Delhi High Court]] rejected his anticipatory bail in connection with the [[Delhi liquor scam|Delhi liquor policy money laundering case]].<ref name="Arvind Kejriwal arrested by Enforcement Directorate in Delhi Excise policy case">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |date=21 March 2024 |title=Arvind Kejriwal arrested by Enforcement Directorate in Delhi Excise policy case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arvind-kejriwal-arrested-by-enforcement-directorate-in-delhi-excise-policy-case/article67976688.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321170521/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arvind-kejriwal-arrested-by-enforcement-directorate-in-delhi-excise-policy-case/article67976688.ece |archive-date=21 March 2024 |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2024 |title=Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED in excise policy case |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-arrested-by-enforcement-directorate-in-excise-policy-case-12504621.html |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref> This made him the first sitting chief minister of India to be arrested (all others arrested before him had resigned from their post before being arrested).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal News {{!}} Arvind Kejriwal Arrest live updates: ED arrests Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after 2 hours of questioning |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/excise-policy-case-ed-officials-at-kejriwals-residence/liveblog/108683922.cms |work=The Times of India |date=21 March 2024 |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jayalalithaa only other sitting CM to be arrested |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/jayalalithaa-only-other-sitting-cm-to-be-arrested/articleshow/108692428.cms |work=The Times of India |date=22 March 2024 |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> The opposition alliance called it a fabricated case and "[[match-fixing]]" before the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 general elections]] by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] led union government.<ref name=":4" /> The [[Delhi High Court]] dismissed Kejriwal's petition against his arrest and all his bail requests. The Supreme Court ultimately granted him interim bail from 10 May 2024 to 1 June 2024 on account of campaigning for the elections.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Arvind Kejriwal bail {{!}} Grant of interim bail is based on individual facts of each case, Supreme Court notes">{{cite news |last1=Rajagopal |first1=Krishnadas |date=10 May 2024 |title=Arvind Kejriwal bail {{!}} Grant of interim bail is based on individual facts of each case, Supreme Court notes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/grant-of-interim-bail-is-based-on-the-individual-facts-of-each-case-sc-notes/article68161716.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510185113/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/grant-of-interim-bail-is-based-on-the-individual-facts-of-each-case-sc-notes/article68161716.ece |archive-date=10 May 2024 |work=The Hindu |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2 June 2024 |title=Arvind Kejriwal surrenders at Tihar jail after interim bail ends, says don't know when will I return |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/arvind-kejriwal-surrender-live-updates-delhi-cm-rajghat-supreme-court-tihar-jail-excise-policy-case-11717322097569.html |work=LiveMint}}</ref> | ||
Kejriwal surrendered at Tihar Jail on 2 June | Following the end of his interim bail and failure to extend it on medical grounds, Kejriwal surrendered at Tihar Jail on 2 June.<ref name=":2" /> He was then sent to judicial custody until 5 June 2024.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2024 |title=After Surrender, Delhi Court Sends Arvind Kejriwal To Judicial Custody Till June 5 In Excise Policy Case |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/after-surrender-delhi-courts-sends-arvind-kejriwal-to-judicial-custody-till-june-5-in-excise-policy-case-article-110641267 |access-date=2 June 2024 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> A Delhi court denied the plea filed by Kejriwal seeking a seven-day interim bail and extended judicial custody until 19 June and subsequently till 3 July 2024. <ref>{{cite news |date=6 June 2024 |title=Court denies bail to Arvind Kejriwal, says he's fine |url=https://tribuneindia.com/news/india/court-denies-bail-to-kejriwal-says-hes-fine-628404 |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=The Tribune}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=19 June 2024 |title=Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 3 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/arvind-kejriwals-judicial-custody-extended-till-july-3-in-delhi-excise-policy-case/article68307306.ece |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |agency=PTI}}</ref> On 20 June 2024 Kejriwal was granted bail by the trial court on a bail bond of 100,000 INR. However, his bail was put on hold before his release as ED appealed against it in the Delhi Hight Court.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |date=20 June 2024 |title=Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal granted bail in excise policy case |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-granted-bail-in-excise-policy-case-101718893671406.html |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Kejriwal was then questioned for 3 days by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)]] and arrested on 26 June 2024 from Tihar Jail in the same case. Subsequently, he was sent to judicial custody till 12 July.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=26 June 2024 |title=Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested by CBI from Tihar jail |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/delhi-chief-minister-arvind-kejriwal-arrested-by-cbi-from-tihar-jail-19433670.htm |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=CNBCTV18}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=29 June 2024 |title=Excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal sent to 14-day judicial custody of CBI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/excise-policy-case-arvind-kejriwal-sent-to-14-day-judicial-custody-of-cbi/articleshow/111363827.cms |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | ||
On 12 July 2024, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal in money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. However, he remained in jail due to the CBI arrest made in the previous month.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 2024 |title=SC grants interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal, refers plea challenging ED arrest to larger Bench |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arvind-kejriwal-supreme-court-verdict-live-updates-july-12-2024/article68395555.ece |access-date=12 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news |date=12 July 2024 |title=Arvind Kejriwal Supreme Court Verdict Live Updates: SC grants interim bail, but Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to remain in Tihar jail |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/arvind-kejriwal-supreme-court-verdict-live-updates-delhi-cm-excise-policy-case-ed-arrest-liquor-policy-case/liveblog/111676775.cms |access-date=12 July 2024 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> On 5 September 2024, the Supreme court reserved an order on his bail in the CBI case.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |date=5 September 2024 |title=SC reserves order in Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea; Delhi CM claims CBI made 'insurance arrest' after bail in ED case |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/arvind-kejriwal-bail-plea-in-sc-delhi-cm-claims-cbi-made-insurance-arrest-after-bail-in-ed-case/articleshow/113080973.cms |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The reserved order was pronounced by the SC on 13 September 2024, granting him bail and ultimately leading to his release from [[Tihar Prisons|Tihar Jail]] after five months.<ref name=":10" /> | |||
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=== COVID-19 === | === COVID-19 === | ||
In May 2021, Kejriwal called for the India central government to immediately stop air travel between India and Singapore, and develop "vaccine alternatives for children", due to "a new variant of coronavirus found in Singapore" which "is being said to be very dangerous for children".<ref name="PTI1">{{cite news |title=Singapore rejects Kejriwal's tweet on 'very dangerous' COVID-19 strain in the country |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/singapore-rejects-kejriwals-tweet-on-very-dangerous-covid-19-strain-in-the-country-7320946/ |access-date=19 May 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MFA expresses 'concerns' to India High Commissioner over Delhi chief minister's comment on 'Singapore' COVID-19 variant |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/india-high-commissioner-delhi-chief-minister-covid-19-variant-1379281 |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= | In May 2021, Kejriwal called for the India central government to immediately stop air travel between India and Singapore, and develop "vaccine alternatives for children", due to "a new variant of coronavirus found in Singapore" which "is being said to be very dangerous for children".<ref name="PTI1">{{cite news |title=Singapore rejects Kejriwal's tweet on 'very dangerous' COVID-19 strain in the country |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/singapore-rejects-kejriwals-tweet-on-very-dangerous-covid-19-strain-in-the-country-7320946/ |access-date=19 May 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MFA expresses 'concerns' to India High Commissioner over Delhi chief minister's comment on 'Singapore' COVID-19 variant |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/india-high-commissioner-delhi-chief-minister-covid-19-variant-1379281 |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Assertions on Social Media about new COVID-19 Variant in Singapore |url=http://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2021/05/20210519-Assertions-on-SG-COVID-19-Variant |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore|language=en}}</ref> However, the Singapore Health Ministry stated that there was no known Singaporean variant of COVID-19; a recent report discussing the threat of COVID-19 to Singaporean children was discussing a variant of COVID-19 first detected in India: [[B.1.617]].<ref name="PTI1" /> Many of the recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore were of B.1.617. Further, it said “There is no truth whatsoever in the assertions found within the reports”.<ref name="Reuters1">{{cite news |title=Singapore, India chide Indian opposition leader for fanning COVID scare |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/singapore-india-chide-indian-opposition-leader-fanning-covid-scare-2021-05-19/ |access-date=19 May 2021 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=19 May 2021}}</ref> The foreign minister of India, [[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]], and the foreign minister of Singapore, [[Vivian Balakrishnan]], criticised Kejriwal's comment as "irresponsible" and counter-factual respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2021 |title=Singapore invokes fake news law over Delhi minister's misleading Covid tweet |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/covid-indian-variant-kejriwal-singapore-b1850763.html |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=Reuters |date=20 May 2021 |title='There is no Singapore variant,' say politicians after Indian opposition leader makes false Covid claims |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/asia/singapore-india-covid-variant-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In 2022, the Kejriwal government was accused by a central government panel of inflating the reported oxygen need of Delhi during the second wave of COVID-19 infections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kejriwal Government Inflated Oxygen Demand 4 times- Supreme Court Panel |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/kejriwal-govt-inflated-oxygen-demand-4-times-during-peak-supreme-court-panel-273919 |website=Tribune India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 June 2021 |title=Delhi govt 'exaggerated' oxygen needs by 4 times during second wave peak: report |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-govt-exaggerated-oxygen-needs-by-4-times-during-second-wave-peak-report/article34962693.ece |access-date=21 May 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=did aap inflate Delhi's oxygen needs amid covid-19 second wave? |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-did-aap-inflate-delhis-oxygen-needs-amid-covid-19-second-wave-heres-all-we-know/386149/amp |website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Delhi: BJP accuses Arvind Kejriwal of 'criminal negligence' over 'inflated' oxygen requirement |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-bjp-accuses-arvind-kejriwal-of-criminal-negligence-over-inflated-oxygen-requirement/articleshow/83835051.cms |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=[[The Economic Times]]|date=25 June 2021 }}</ref> | In 2022, the Kejriwal government was accused by a central government panel of inflating the reported oxygen need of Delhi during the second wave of COVID-19 infections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kejriwal Government Inflated Oxygen Demand 4 times- Supreme Court Panel |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/kejriwal-govt-inflated-oxygen-demand-4-times-during-peak-supreme-court-panel-273919 |website=Tribune India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 June 2021 |title=Delhi govt 'exaggerated' oxygen needs by 4 times during second wave peak: report |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-govt-exaggerated-oxygen-needs-by-4-times-during-second-wave-peak-report/article34962693.ece |access-date=21 May 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=did aap inflate Delhi's oxygen needs amid covid-19 second wave? |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-did-aap-inflate-delhis-oxygen-needs-amid-covid-19-second-wave-heres-all-we-know/386149/amp |website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Delhi: BJP accuses Arvind Kejriwal of 'criminal negligence' over 'inflated' oxygen requirement |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-bjp-accuses-arvind-kejriwal-of-criminal-negligence-over-inflated-oxygen-requirement/articleshow/83835051.cms |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=[[The Economic Times]]|date=25 June 2021 }}</ref> | ||
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In 2021, a Delhi court dismissed an assault case filed by a Delhi bureaucrat against Kejriwal and ten AAP MLAs and discharged them of all charges. The court noted that "no [[prima facie]] case" was made against them.<ref name="assault case">{{cite news |last1=Ohri |first1=Raghav |title=Court throws out assault case against Arvind Kejriwal and 10 Others |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/court-throws-out-assault-case-against-ak-and-10-others/articleshow/85254526.cms |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=12 August 2021}}</ref> | In 2021, a Delhi court dismissed an assault case filed by a Delhi bureaucrat against Kejriwal and ten AAP MLAs and discharged them of all charges. The court noted that "no [[prima facie]] case" was made against them.<ref name="assault case">{{cite news |last1=Ohri |first1=Raghav |title=Court throws out assault case against Arvind Kejriwal and 10 Others |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/court-throws-out-assault-case-against-ak-and-10-others/articleshow/85254526.cms |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=12 August 2021}}</ref> | ||
In February 2024, Kejriwal was involved in a defamation lawsuit and issued an apology to the [[Supreme Court of India]] for retweeting YouTuber [[Dhruv Rathee]]'s 2018 video on [[BJP IT Cell]]. The Delhi high court, in its earlier ruling had stated that sharing "purportedly libellous" content would fall under defamation laws.<ref name="ET_AK">{{cite news | In February 2024, Kejriwal was involved in a defamation lawsuit and issued an apology to the [[Supreme Court of India]] for retweeting YouTuber [[Dhruv Rathee]]'s 2018 video on [[BJP IT Cell]]. The Delhi high court, in its earlier ruling had stated that sharing "purportedly libellous" content would fall under defamation laws.<ref name="ET_AK">{{cite news |title=Arvind Kejriwal apologises in SC for retweeting Dhruv Rathee's YouTube video, says 'I made a mistake' |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/made-mistake-by-retweeting-video-delhi-cm-kejriwal-tells-sc-in-defamation-case/articleshow/108006749.cms |work=Economic Times |date=26 February 2024 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="DecHer">{{cite news |last1=Tripathi |first1=Ashish |date=26 February 2024 |title=Made mistake by retweeting: Kejriwal tells SC in defamation case for sharing Dhruv Rathee's video on BJP IT cell |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/made-mistake-by-retweeting-kejriwal-tells-sc-in-defamation-case-for-sharing-dhruv-rathees-video-on-bjp-it-cell-2910202 |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> | ||
===Official residence renovations=== | ===Official residence renovations=== | ||
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=== Delhi liquor scam === | === Delhi liquor scam === | ||
He was arrested on 21 March 2024 by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] on allegations of a [[Delhi liquor scam]] against Aam Aadmi Party's [[Delhi Government]].<ref name="balance"/><ref name="double"/> He became the first ever incumbent chief minister within India to be arrested while still hold the post.<ref name="sit"/> The ED also accused him of spying on their officials.<ref name="snoop">{{cite magazine |last1=Pandey |first1=Munish Chandra |date=22 March 2024 |title=Arvind Kejriwal may have been snooping on ED officials, shows document: Sources |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/arvind-kejriwal-was-spying-on-ed-officials-proof-found-sources-2518050-2024-03-22 |magazine=India Today |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="policy1">{{cite news |title=Delhi excise policy: ED issues 9th summons to CM Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-excise-policy-ed-issues-9th-summons-to-arvind-kejriwal-101710647199168.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 March 2024 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> He had skipped nine summons by the Enforcement Directorate as well, before that.<ref name="summ">{{cite news |last1=Kakkar |first1=Shruti |date=20 March 2024 |title="Why don't you appear on receiving ED summons": Delhi HC asks Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/why-don-t-you-appear-on-receiving-ed-summons-delhi-hc-asks-arvind-kejriwal-101710918644418.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> The [[Delhi High Court]] dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition against his arrest.{{refn|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaiswal |first=Arushi |date=1 April 2024 |title=CM Arvind Kejriwal will not resign, to run government from jail: AAP |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/delhi/arvind-kejriwal-tihar-jail-atishi-saurabh-bharadwaj-excise-policy-case-court-delhi-government-aap-enforcement-directorate-ed-vijay-nair-latest-updates-2024-04-01-924141 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=[[India TV]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2024 |title=Can Arvind Kejriwal run govt from jail? Experts have different opinions |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/can-kejriwal-run-govt-from-jail-experts-have-different-opinions/articleshow/108831018.cms |access-date=1 April 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Judges Not Bound By Politics": High Court Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's Petition |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/judges-not-bound-by-politics-delhi-high-court-dismisses-arvind-kejriwal-petition-against-arrest-in-delhi-liquor-policy-case-5406028 |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name="Anand 2024 k739">{{cite web | last=Anand | first=Akriti | title='Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in liquor case valid': Delhi HC rejects CM's plea | website=mint | date=9 April 2024 | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-hc-pronounce-verdict-arvind-kejriwals-plea-against-ed-arrest-and-remand-11712656449317.html | access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="Ojha 2024 y826">{{cite web | last=Ojha | first=Srishti | title=Arvind Kejriwal's plea against arrest dismissed, court says he 'conspired' | website=India Today | date=9 April 2024 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/arvind-kejriwal-delhi-high-court-liquor-policy-arrest-plea-conspired-ed-probe-agency-2525138-2024-04-09 | access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>}} He was granted bail by the [[Delhi High Court]] on 20 June 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Achom |first1=Debanish |date=20 June 2024 |title=Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In Liquor Policy Case |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/delhi-chief-minister-arvind-kejriwal-gets-bail-in-liquor-policy-case-5932626 |work=NDTV |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> His ministers, [[Satyendra Jain]] and [[Manish Sisodia]] have also been in jail and Satyendra Jain spend more than two years and both without bail, trial or conviction with the exception of bail given to Satyendra Jain for treatment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Tanya |date=27 May 2023 |title=From Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain to Umar Khalid – guilty until proven innocent |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/manish-sisodia-satyendar-jain-umar-khalid-guilty-until-proven-innocent-8632151/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=6 April 2024}}</ref> Manish Sisodia was granted bail by the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] on 9 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manish Sisodia granted bail by Supreme Court, walks out of Tihar jail after 17 months |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manish-sisodia-walks-out-of-tihar-jail-after-spending-17-months-behind-bars/article68506001.ece |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |date=9 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> The opposition alliance called the arrest weeks before the [[2024 Indian general election]], a case of fabrication and "[[match-fixing]]" by the BJP. [[Amnesty International]] said that financial and terrorism laws have been weaponised to go after political opponents while the BJP has denied that it had any political agenda to go after Kejriwal.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |date=1 April 2024 |title=Delhi chief minister must stay in custody for another two weeks, court rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/01/arvind-kejriwal-delhi-chief-minister-custody-another-two-weeks |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 20 June 2024 Kejriwal was released on bail after paying 1 lakhs bail bond.<ref name=":3" /> His bail was put on hold before release as ED appealed against Kejriwal's bail.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Delhi High Court stays trial court order granting bail to Arvind Kejriwal in Excise policy case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-stays-arvind-kejriwals-bail-in-excise-policy-case/article68331227.ece |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |date=25 June 2024 |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> On 20 June, he was granted bail but delayed due to an ED appeal.<ref name=":3" /> The CBI arrested him on 26 June, extending his custody to 12 July.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> On 12 July, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail for alleged [[Delhi liquor scam|Delhi liquor policy money laundering case]], but he remains in jail in CBI case related to alleged Liquor policy scam.<ref name=":8" /> | He was arrested on 21 March 2024 by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] on allegations of a [[Delhi liquor scam]] against Aam Aadmi Party's [[Delhi Government]].<ref name="balance"/><ref name="double"/> He became the first ever incumbent chief minister within India to be arrested while still hold the post.<ref name="sit"/> The ED also accused him of spying on their officials.<ref name="snoop">{{cite magazine |last1=Pandey |first1=Munish Chandra |date=22 March 2024 |title=Arvind Kejriwal may have been snooping on ED officials, shows document: Sources |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/arvind-kejriwal-was-spying-on-ed-officials-proof-found-sources-2518050-2024-03-22 |magazine=India Today |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="policy1">{{cite news |title=Delhi excise policy: ED issues 9th summons to CM Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-excise-policy-ed-issues-9th-summons-to-arvind-kejriwal-101710647199168.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 March 2024 |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> He had skipped nine summons by the Enforcement Directorate as well, before that.<ref name="summ">{{cite news |last1=Kakkar |first1=Shruti |date=20 March 2024 |title="Why don't you appear on receiving ED summons": Delhi HC asks Arvind Kejriwal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/why-don-t-you-appear-on-receiving-ed-summons-delhi-hc-asks-arvind-kejriwal-101710918644418.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> The [[Delhi High Court]] dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition against his arrest.{{refn|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaiswal |first=Arushi |date=1 April 2024 |title=CM Arvind Kejriwal will not resign, to run government from jail: AAP |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/delhi/arvind-kejriwal-tihar-jail-atishi-saurabh-bharadwaj-excise-policy-case-court-delhi-government-aap-enforcement-directorate-ed-vijay-nair-latest-updates-2024-04-01-924141 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=[[India TV]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2024 |title=Can Arvind Kejriwal run govt from jail? Experts have different opinions |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/can-kejriwal-run-govt-from-jail-experts-have-different-opinions/articleshow/108831018.cms |access-date=1 April 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Judges Not Bound By Politics": High Court Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's Petition |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/judges-not-bound-by-politics-delhi-high-court-dismisses-arvind-kejriwal-petition-against-arrest-in-delhi-liquor-policy-case-5406028 |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name="Anand 2024 k739">{{cite web | last=Anand | first=Akriti | title='Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in liquor case valid': Delhi HC rejects CM's plea | website=mint | date=9 April 2024 | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-hc-pronounce-verdict-arvind-kejriwals-plea-against-ed-arrest-and-remand-11712656449317.html | access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="Ojha 2024 y826">{{cite web | last=Ojha | first=Srishti | title=Arvind Kejriwal's plea against arrest dismissed, court says he 'conspired' | website=India Today | date=9 April 2024 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/arvind-kejriwal-delhi-high-court-liquor-policy-arrest-plea-conspired-ed-probe-agency-2525138-2024-04-09 | access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>}} He was granted bail by the [[Delhi High Court]] on 20 June 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Achom |first1=Debanish |date=20 June 2024 |title=Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In Liquor Policy Case |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/delhi-chief-minister-arvind-kejriwal-gets-bail-in-liquor-policy-case-5932626 |work=NDTV |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> His ministers, [[Satyendra Jain]] and [[Manish Sisodia]] have also been in jail and Satyendra Jain spend more than two years and both without bail, trial or conviction with the exception of bail given to Satyendra Jain for treatment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Tanya |date=27 May 2023 |title=From Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain to Umar Khalid – guilty until proven innocent |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/manish-sisodia-satyendar-jain-umar-khalid-guilty-until-proven-innocent-8632151/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=6 April 2024}}</ref> Manish Sisodia was granted bail by the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] on 9 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manish Sisodia granted bail by Supreme Court, walks out of Tihar jail after 17 months |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manish-sisodia-walks-out-of-tihar-jail-after-spending-17-months-behind-bars/article68506001.ece |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |date=9 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> The opposition alliance called the arrest weeks before the [[2024 Indian general election]], a case of fabrication and "[[match-fixing]]" by the BJP. [[Amnesty International]] said that financial and terrorism laws have been weaponised to go after political opponents while the BJP has denied that it had any political agenda to go after Kejriwal.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |date=1 April 2024 |title=Delhi chief minister must stay in custody for another two weeks, court rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/01/arvind-kejriwal-delhi-chief-minister-custody-another-two-weeks |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 20 June 2024 Kejriwal was released on bail after paying 1 lakhs bail bond.<ref name=":3" /> His bail was put on hold before release as ED appealed against Kejriwal's bail.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Delhi High Court stays trial court order granting bail to Arvind Kejriwal in Excise policy case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-stays-arvind-kejriwals-bail-in-excise-policy-case/article68331227.ece |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |date=25 June 2024 |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> On 20 June, he was granted bail but delayed due to an ED appeal.<ref name=":3" /> The CBI arrested him on 26 June, extending his custody to 12 July.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> On 12 July, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail for alleged [[Delhi liquor scam|Delhi liquor policy money laundering case]], but he remains in jail in CBI case related to alleged Liquor policy scam.<ref name=":8" /> On 5 September 2024, the Supreme court upheld Delhi High Court's order of not granting bail to Kejriwal. <ref name=":9" /> On 13 September 2024, Kejriwal was granted bail by Supreme Court with certain conditions as Delhi CM. However the investigation pertaining to the case is still continuing.<ref name=":10" /> | ||
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