A day after Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to alleged fraudulent GST transactions worth over Rs 100 crore, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal praised him for ‘choosing jail over joining BJP’. AAP supremo claimed that the minister was targeted for refusing to join the BJP.
Turning the arrest into a direct political attack on the ruling party at the Centre, Kejriwal praised Arora for “choosing jail over BJP” and accused central agencies of being used to pressure opposition leaders. On Sunday Kejriwal heaped praise on Punjab Minister and AAP leader Sanjeev Arora for choosing to face arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) rather than joining the BJP.
In a post on X, Kejriwal applauded Arora's decision, stating that a person's character is tested during difficult times."A person's character is revealed in times of trouble. Sanjiv Arora preferred going to jail over joining the BJP. Salute to him," Kejriwal's post read.Earlier today Aam Aadmi Party minister, Harbhajan Singh ETO criticised the Central government for the ED arrest of his colleague and alleged that central agencies were being used to pressure opposition leaders to join the BJP.
The AAP minister said, "This is an attempt to intimidate people into joining the BJP under 'Operation Lotus,' which we strongly condemn."The MLA from Jandiala Assembly said, "... Central agencies like the ED and CBI are being misused. Yesterday, our colleague Sanjeev Arora was arrested by the ED. This is an attempt to intimidate people into joining the BJP under "Operation Lotus," which we strongly condemn. Nationwide protests are taking place today. The same tactics used in Bengal are now being tried in Punjab to grab power, but the people of Punjab will not let this happen."
On Saturday, AAP convenor Kejriwal took a jibe at BJP saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi had once accused the newly appointed West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari of corruption. In the backdrop of the arrest of Punjab Minister Arora, Arvind Kejriwal alleged no action against leaders once accused of corruption by the BJP, while ED has raided several AAP leaders.
In a post on X, Kerjriwal wrote, "The Prime Minister himself had accused Suvendu Adhikari of corruption, and today he administered the oath of office for the CM position to the very same Suvendu Adhikari. The ED will not go after Suvendu Adhikari. The ED will take action against Sanjeev Arora, Arvind Kejriwal, and Manish Sisodia."
Meanwhile, a special court in Gurugram has remanded Punjab Minister Arora to seven days' Enforcement Directorate custody in a money laundering case linked to alleged fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) transactions over Rs 100 crore. Arora was sent to the ED custody hours after the agency arrested him on May 9 from Chandigarh and produced him before the court for seeking custodial interrogation.
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