New Delhi, November 30, 2024: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted a sanction for prosecuting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case tied to the controversial liquor policy. This move came after Kejriwal challenged the chargesheet filed by the ED, alleging that the necessary government sanction to prosecute him had not been provided.
Kejriwal’s legal team argued that while the CBI had obtained the sanction to prosecute him in a related case, the ED’s chargesheet lacked the requisite approval. However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the ED, assured the Delhi High Court that the sanction was indeed in place and would be formally submitted via an affidavit. This development follows Kejriwal’s plea requesting that the trial court proceedings be halted until the matter of sanction is resolved.
The court has scheduled the next hearing for December 20, 2024, allowing time for the ED to file the affidavit confirming the sanction. Meanwhile, political tensions continue to escalate as both the CBI and ED investigations into the Delhi liquor policy case remain closely watched by the public.
