Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to be arrested in next 3-4 days? Here’s what AAP's Atishi said

Aam Aadmi Party's Atishi on Thursday said party leaders got a message that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be arrested in the next 3-4 days if AAP ties up with Congress in Delhi. Addressing a press conference, she also claimed that the CBI was going to issue a notice to Kejriwal either on Saturday or Sunday.

The Delhi minister claimed that it was conveyed by the messengers that a notice will be issued to the chief minister by the CBI on Saturday or Sunday and then he will be arrested.

She said that it was conveyed by the messengers that the only way to keep Kejriwal out of jail was AAP quitting the opposition bloc INDIA.


The alliance between the AAP and the Congress in Delhi is on the verge of finalisation. Leaders of the two parties may make an official announcement in a day or two, she said.

Earlier today, the Enforcement Directorate issued a seventh summon to Arvind Kejriwal in the Excise Policy case.

Kejriwal has been asked to depose on February 26 and record his statement in the excise policy linked money laundering case, PTI reported citing sources.

Kejriwal, 55, declined to appear before the federal agency for the sixth time on Monday, with his party claiming that the ED should await the court's decision instead of persistently issuing summonses to the Chief Minister.

A Delhi court on February 17 gave Kejriwal an exemption from appearing in person for the day regarding the complaint filed by ED. The complaint pertains to allegations of Kejriwal disobeying summons in the money laundering case linked to the excise policy.

The court posted the matter for March 16 and Kejriwal's counsel assured the court of his physical appearance that day.

The court also said that from the contents of the complaint and the material placed on record (by the ED), prima facie offence under Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is made out and there are sufficient grounds for proceeding against the accused (Kejriwal).

The ED believes that the local court has prima facie held Kejriwal guilty of "disobeying" the earlier notices issued to him in this case, warranting the seventh summons, official sources said.

The question in front of the court is not about the validity of the summons rather the illegal act on part of Kejriwal of intentionally disobeying the said three summons, the sources had said.