AAP leader Singla arrested: Kejriwal claims he refused BJP offer, alleges political pressure

New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday came out in defence of party leader Deepak Singla after he was arrested by the ED in an alleged money laundering case, saying he was facing the repercussions of refusing to join the BJP.

Singla was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after searches in Delhi and Goa led to the alleged recovery of incriminating documents, according to officials.

"Deepak Singla was not arrested because he did anything wrong. Rather, he was arrested because he was working against the BJP and refused to join the BJP. Deepak is brave and fighting for the country," Kejriwal said in a post on X in Hindi.


The ED on Monday conducted searches at premises linked to AAP's Delhi politician Singla and some others in an alleged bank loan fraud-linked money laundering case, officials said.

They said the raids are being undertaken at locations in Delhi and Goa. Singla had been a candidate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the Vishwas Nagar assembly seat.

He was raided by the ED in 2024 too as part of an investigation.

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Kejriwal also praised arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, calling him "brave and patriotic".

"Sanjeev ji, you are brave. You are patriotic. Entire Punjab is proud of you," Kejriwal said in another post on X in Hindi.

Arora, 62, was arrested by the ED on May 9 from his official residence in Chandigarh after raids were carried out against him in an alleged Rs 100 crore GST fraud case linked to the sale of mobile phones.