Excise Case: Arvind Kejriwal’s Lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi Concludes Arguments, Says ‘Delhi CM Is Not A Threat To Society, Not A Hardened Criminal’

Jailed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi said inside of the Supreme Court that his client is “not a threat to the society and he seriously should not be a hardened criminal.” While appearing inside of the pinnacle court on behalf of Kejriwal, the senior advocate concluded his argument. The Apex Court used to be hearing bail plea of the Delhi chief minister tough his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in reference to the alleged excise policy scam.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party benefited from the illicit funds generated through the criminal conspiracy inside of the Excise Policy case. The CBI claims that because the National Convenor and Overall In-Charge of AAP, Arvind Kejriwal is to blame for this.

The CBI in its supplementary charge sheet, stated that the investigation has revealed that Arvind Kejriwal used to be involved inside of the criminal conspiracy related to the formulation and implementation of Delhi’s Excise Policy from the outset.

It is able to well be some distance alleged that he had a pre-conceived plan to privatizethe Excise Policy and sought monetary support for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March 2021, in the longer term of the policy’s formulation by the Group of Ministers (GoM) led by co-accused Manish Sisodia. Additionally, Kejriwal’s close associate, Vijay Nair, who's to blame for Media and Communication for AAP, allegedly approached reasonably a host stakeholders inside of the Delhi Excise Business, demanding illegal gratification in exchange for favourable adjustments to the Excise Policy.

The chargesheet in an identical way alleges that Vijay Nair, who used to be to blame for Media & Communication for the Aam Aadmi Party and had no usual authority or reason to approach different stakeholders inside of the Delhi Excise Business, may perchance not have done so without authorization and direction from Arvind Kejriwal, the National Convenor of AAP.

The CBI has in an identical way alleged that the statement submitted by the Aam Aadmi Party regarding election expenditure for the Goa Assembly Elections 2022 is misleading. It is able to well be some distance claimed that the statement most effective accounts for payments made through bank transactions, while substantial cash payments to reasonably a host vendors, Assembly Managers, Booth In-Charges, and Volunteers engaged by AAP in the longer term of the Goa Assembly Elections 2021-22 were not reported.

(With ANI Inputs)