Delhi High Court issues notices to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in criminal contempt proceedings
The notice has been issued to alleged contemnors, including AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj, Vinay Mishra and Durgesh Pathak.
The notice has been issued to alleged contemnors, including AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj, Vinay Mishra and Durgesh Pathak.
Kejriwal escalates his stand in the excise policy case, choosing protest over participation in court proceedings while invoking Gandhi’s principles and questioning fairness in the process.
AAP leaders escalate their stand in the excise case by rejecting legal representation, invoking Gandhi’s Satyagraha and turning to symbolic protest with a planned visit to Raj Ghat.
The Delhi excise policy case sees a new twist as Arvind Kejriwal refuses court appearance, signalling a legal escalation and possible move to the Supreme Court.
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta noted that while the House has the authority to award stringent punishment, including imprisonment, it has chosen to exercise judicial restraint by issuing this formal warning to uphold the dignity of the legislature.
In a post on X, Gokhale claimed that the case had been filed “to defame Opposition leaders who were arrested & mistreated in order to break their will & tarnish their reputation.”
The CBI approached the higher court hours after the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi discharged all 23 accused in the Delhi liquor policy case, saying the case did not withstand judicial scrutiny.
The Chief Minister was reacting to a Delhi court discharging Kejriwal and Sisodia in the alleged liquor policy scam and pulling up the CBI for implicating the two leaders without any material evidence.
Reacting on social media on Friday, Akhilesh Yadav said that an allegation can never be so grave as to obscure the truth. Today, every honest person will breathe a sigh of hope, and BJP supporters will be deeply ashamed. The BJP has betrayed the residents of Delhi.
Amit Malviya, the head of the Bharatiya Janata Party's national IT cell, reacted to the court verdict with a long post on X and sought to highlight other courts' damning observations, including those of the Supreme Court, in the matter.
