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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, strongly criticized the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday for challenging her husband's bail order in the high court.

 

She accused the agency of acting as if the AAP national convener was the "most wanted terrorist in India." This sharp criticism came after the ED's attempt to overturn the bail granted to Kejriwal by a Rouse Avenue court.

 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) defended Kejriwal, citing the court order that granted him bail, claiming it had dismantled the ED's case. The party demanded an apology from the BJP, emphasizing that the central probe agency failed to present direct evidence linking Kejriwal to the proceeds of crime in the money laundering case against him.

 

Despite the Rouse Avenue court's decision to grant bail, the ED swiftly approached the Delhi High Court, which issued an interim stay on the bail order. The high court also issued a notice to Kejriwal, seeking his response to the ED's plea challenging the trial court's June 20 order.

 

At a public gathering in Bhogal, south Delhi, where Delhi Water Minister Atishi began an indefinite hunger strike demanding more water from Haryana, Sunita Kejriwal accused the BJP of pushing the country towards dictatorship.

 

She expressed her frustration, stating that even before the court's bail order was uploaded online, the ED had already moved to the high court. This, she said, was done as if Kejriwal were a "most wanted terrorist in India."

 

 

Sunita Kejriwal criticized the ED for violating personal liberty and rushing to the high court to stay the bail of an elected chief minister. She expressed hope that the high court would deliver justice in the matter.

 

Meanwhile, the BJP responded, accusing AAP leaders of making absurd statements. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva advised AAP leaders to understand the judicial system before making hasty comments on judicial decisions. He pointed out that it is common for investigative agencies to challenge bail orders.

 

AAP cited the trial court's decision to attack the ED, questioning why the high court stayed Kejriwal's bail even before the trial court order was uploaded. Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj argued that the ED's case had been dismantled by the trial court's order. He pointed out that the trial court found no direct evidence against Kejriwal regarding the proceeds of crime.

 

Bharadwaj also criticized the ED's actions, suggesting that they were biased and acted with undue haste to prevent Kejriwal's release. He questioned how the high court could stay the bail order without the trial court's order being uploaded.

 

Bharadwaj claimed that Section 45 of the PMLA states that bail can be granted in money laundering cases only if it is prima facie established that the accused has not committed the offense and is not likely to commit any offense while on bail. He argued that the trial court was satisfied that Kejriwal had not committed any offense, hence granting him bail.

 

AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of undermining the justice system. He described the trial court's order as "historic" and said it exposed the BJP government's and the ED's role. Singh claimed that the trial court found no evidence or money trail linking Kejriwal to the alleged transactions related to the Goa polls.

 

The trial court judge, Niyay Bindu, in her order granting bail, noted that there was no direct evidence against Kejriwal related to the proceeds of crime. She questioned the ED's silence on Kejriwal's assertion that he was arrested without being named in the CBI FIR or the ECIR registered by the anti-money laundering agency.