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Delhi Cm Arvind Kejriwal Taken to Tihar Jail After Court Order

Kejriwal is set to be lodged in Tihar’s Jail Number 2. Delhi government’s former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia is lodged in Jail Number 1.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was placed under judicial custody by a Delhi court on Monday, April 15, in relation to a money laundering case involving an alcohol ban that has since been lifted. This occurs less than three weeks prior to the Lok Sabha elections starting.

Kejriwal was freed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and made an appearance before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja. Kejriwal’s arrest was ordered by a judge for a period of 15 days, but the police also hinted that they may require further time.

How does Kejriwal want to serve his prison term?
Like the other convicts, Kejriwal will rise at sunrise, which is currently around 6:30 am. Indian Express claims that the prisoners are given tea and pieces of bread for breakfast around 6:40 a.m.

Delhi government chief and now-detained ED official Arvind Kejriwal may decide to attend a meeting with his attorneys or appear in court after taking a morning shower.

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At eleven in the morning, we have rotis, rice, sabzi, and dal for lunch.

After that, the detainees must remain in their cells from 12 to 3 p.m.

Arvind Kejriwal


The AAP convenor will be given tea and cookies at 3:30 pm and allowed to meet with attorneys at 4 pm, just like other prisoners.

The inmates are reportedly placed inside their cells at approximately seven o’clock in the evening after an early dinner consisting of items that are comparable to lunch.

During the hours of five in the morning to eleven at night, when there are no prison activities planned, including meals, inmates are permitted to watch television. There aren’t many easily accessible news, sports, or entertainment networks.

Emergency medical personnel are on call twenty-four hours a day. Throughout his incarceration, Kejriwal, who has diabetes, would also undergo routine medical examinations. Because of his sickness, Kejriwal’s lawyers have requested food limitations. Only those whose names are on a pre-approved list are permitted to meet with the chief minister of Delhi twice a week.

Kejriwal’s lawyers asked on Monday to allow the chief minister to read two Hindu legendary texts, the Ramayana and the Bhagavad Gita, as well as the book “How Prime Ministers Decide” by author Neerja Choudhary.

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In Tihar Jail, where will Kejriwal remain?
Kejriwal is scheduled to be checked into Tihar’s Jail Number 2, according to ANI. Manish Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister of Delhi, resides in Jail Number 1. Former city health minister Satyendar Jain is currently serving a sentence in Jail Number 7, while Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh was just transferred to Jail Number 5. ANI has reported on this information.

K Kavitha, the leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, is presently detained at Jail Number 6’s women’s section.
critique of Praful Madhava In connection with the excise policy issue, the ED detained Kejriwal on March 21. He has been held by the ED for ten days in accordance with court directions. Kejriwal was personally involved in the creation of the excise policy, according to claims made by the agency previously.

When he was taken into custody by the government agency on suspicion of corruption, it was the first time a sitting chief minister had been arrested in India. This was the outcome of Kejriwal turning down nine ED summonses on the grounds that they were “illegal.”

The matter pertains to purported anomalies and proceeds of crime related to the creation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy 2022, which was later shelved.


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Delhi Excise policy case: ED issues 8th summons to Arvind Kejriwal, CM asked to appear on March 4!

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal skipped the seventh summons on Monday, saying he would appear before the agency if a court ordered him to do so.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yet again for questioning in the Delhi Excise policy ‘scam’. The Chief Minister has been asked to appear before the probe agency on March 4. This is for the eight time that Kejriwal has been summoned by the ED in connection with the money laundering case linked to the excise policy “scam”. 

Kejriwal, 55, skipped the seventh summons on Monday, saying he would appear before the agency if a court ordered him to do so. Kejriwal alleged that the summons was a tool to pressure him into leaving the INDIA block.

The ED had recently filed a fresh complaint before a Delhi court against Kejriwal for disobeying its summons in this case. A Delhi court then directed the chief minister to appear before the court on March 16. 

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In a statement, the AAP said the probe agency should wait for its order instead of sending summonses repeatedly.

However, while issuing the eighth summons, the Enforcement Directorate rejected the contention that a fresh notice for Kejriwal’s attendance was wrong as the matter was sub-judice, news agency PTI reported.

On February 14,  the ED had issued a sixth summons to the Delhi Chief Minister in the money laundering probe related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 case, asking him to join the investigation on February 19.

The fresh summons to the Delhi Chief Minister were issued after he skipped the fifth summons on February 2.

Arvind Kejriwal had earlier skipped five previous summons issued by the ED on February 2, January 18, January 3, November 2 and December 22, calling them “illegal and politically motivated. He had also written to the ED seeking their withdrawal.

Kejriwal’s name has been mentioned multiple times in chargesheets filed by the ED in the case. The agency said that the accused were in touch with him regarding the preparation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. The ED had claimed in its chargesheet that the AAP used “proceeds of crime” to the tune of about ₹45 crore in its Goa election campaign.

It is alleged that the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licences to liquor traders allowed cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge repeatedly refuted by the AAP.

AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, and communications in-charge of the party Vijay Nair have been arrested in this case by the ED till now.

This article was published on Livemint.com!

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Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to skip western UP!

The yatra was earlier scheduled to remain in Uttar Pradesh from February 16 to February 26 before entering Rajasthan.

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has decided to cut short his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh by skipping western part of the state and saving five days, a party leader said on Monday while citing board exams.

The decision follows indications that Samajwadi Party ally and Jayant Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) may join hands with the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi said the duration of the yatra in UP is being reduced in view of the state board examinations for Classes 10 and 12.

The yatra was earlier scheduled to remain in Uttar Pradesh from February 16 to February 26 before entering Rajasthan. However, it will now end on February 21 and enter Madhya Pradesh by skipping western UP.

“Setting an example of sensitivity, Rahul Gandhi ji has given public interest a priority on many occasions. Keeping in mind the UP Board examinations starting from February 22, the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will remain in Uttar Pradesh from February 16 to February 21,” Awasthi said in a statement issued here.

“Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had cancelled his rallies in Bengal out of concern for the people during the COVID-19 period,” the spokesperson said.

Elaborating on the schedule of the yatra in UP, Awasthi said it will enter the state through Varanasi on February 16, and then reach Amethi on February 19 via Bhadohi, Prayagraj and Pratapgarh.

On February 19, Gandhi will address a public meeting in Gauriganj in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency and the yatra will reach Rae Bareli the next day from where it will proceed for Lucknow. The participants of the march, including Gandhi, are likely to make a night halt there, he said.

The spokesperson said the yatra will reach Unnao from Lucknow on February 21. It will enter Kanpur via Unnao city and Shuklaganj. Subsequently, it will reach Jhansi via Kanpur and Hamirpur, after which it would enter Madhya Pradesh the same day.

Denying that the recent and sudden shift of the RLD (a part of INDIA bloc) towards the BJP has prompted the party to go back to the drawing board and leave the western UP region, Awasthi said, “The change in the itinerary of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is only in view of the UP Board examination.”

According to the website of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the hybrid bus and foot march was earlier scheduled to reach Bareilly from Lucknow. It would have then gone to Aligarh and Agra before entering Rajasthan.

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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Asked when Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will be joining the yatra, Awasthi told PTI, “SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is likely to join the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Rae Bareli district on February 20 and take part in a road show.

Yadav on February 6 received an invitation to join the yatra. Yadav had said he will join the yatra either in Amethi or in Raebareli.

“Akhilesh Yadav has received an invitation of (Congress president) Mallikarjun Kharge to join Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which enters UP on February 16. Yadav has given consent to join the yatra either in Amethi or Raebareli,” the SP said in a statement.

Yadav said he expected that the yatra would join the ‘PDA’ strategy of the SP while entering the state and take forward its agitation for “social justice and mutual harmony”.

This article is part of Hindustantimes News!

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Arvind Kejriwal Summoned by Delhi Court on February 17 on ED’s complaint!

The ED had on February 3 filed a fresh complaint case against Kejriwal for the non-compliance of its summons!

Arvind Kejriwal Summoned by Delhi Court

A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 17 on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him over the non-compliance of its summons in a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for the national capital.

“Cognisance of the complaint has been taken and summons is being issued to him to appear on February 17,” Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra said.

The judge had reserved the order after the ED submitted that it had concluded its arguments in the matter.

The ED had on February 3 filed a fresh complaint case against Kejriwal for the non-compliance of its summons.

Kejriwal on Friday skipped the fifth summons issued to him by the ED. The agency had issued the summons to him on last Wednesday.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor had earlier written to the ED, describing the summonses as “illegal and politically motivated”. He had alleged that the summonses were aimed at preventing him from campaigning in elections.

This article is sourced from Hindustantimes News!

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Uttar Pradesh budget for FY 2024-25: List of major announcements!

Discover key announcements from Uttar Pradesh’s budget for FY 2024-25. Stay informed on major initiatives shaping the state’s economic landscape!

Here is a list of the major announcements made in the Uttar Pradesh budget for financial year 2024-25.

Uttar Pradesh budget 2024

Uttar Pradesh finance minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the budget for fiscal year 2024-25 in the state assembly on Monday. Khanna said the total outlay of ₹7,36,437.71 crore for the next fiscal includes new schemes worth ₹24,863.57 crore.

Out of the total expenditure, ₹5,32,655.33 crore has been allocated for the revenue account and ₹2,03,782.38 crore for the capital account. For the next fiscal, the Uttar Pradesh government’s budget has estimated the total receipts at ₹7,21,233.82 crore, which includes revenue receipts estimated at ₹6,06,802.40 crore and capital receipts at ₹1,14,531.42 crore.

A deficit of ₹15,103.89 crore is estimated in the budget after deducting the total expenditure from the receipts of the consolidated fund.

“This is the state’s largest budget of over ₹7.36 lakh crores. Today, UP’s economy is the second biggest in the country. We adopted reforms and stopped revenue leakages to achieve this. UP is a revenue-surplus state now.This budget is also ‘Pink budget’- with a focus on ‘Matri Shakti’ and women-related schemes in the state,” chief minister Yogi Adityanath said.

Here is a list of the major announcements made in the Uttar Pradesh budget for financial year 2024-25

  • Under the Destitute Women Pension Scheme, the amount payable to the eligible beneficiaries has been increased from ₹500 per month to ₹1,000 per month.
  • The Chief Minister Khet Suraksha Yojna (Farm Security Scheme) is being started with a provision of ₹50 crore.
  • Under the Women Farmer Empowerment Project, the target is to provide technical support by forming 200 producer groups in the financial year 2024-2025.
  • The budget aims to achieve a target of a 5.1 per cent growth rate for the agriculture sector in the state.
  • Three schemes were announced to push the agriculture sector. One of the schemes, State Agricultural Development Scheme, will have a provision of ₹200 crore. ₹200 crore has been allocated for the World Bank-assisted UP Agris Scheme. With an allocation of ₹60 crore, the third scheme aims to install automatic weather station-automatic rain gauge in blocks and panchayats.
  • An outlay of ₹2,400 crore has been proposed for providing electricity at concessional rates for operating private tube wells of farmers.
  • ₹449.45 crore has been proposed for the implementation of PM Kusum Yojana.

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister’s jab at Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Nitish Kumar, “Born with golden spoon!

“Rahul Gandhi will never be able to understand the conditions of this place because he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth,” Bihar Deputy CM Sinha said!

After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mocked Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for rejoining the NDA on Tuesday, deputy CM Vijay Sinha came out in defence of the CM. Sinha said that Rahul Gandhi ‘was born with a golden spoon in his mouth’ and that ‘he would never understand the pain of the public.’ “Those who spend time on the ground understand the situation,” Sinha said.

Addressing reporters in Patna, Sinha said, “Rahul Gandhi will never be able to understand the social and geographical conditions of this place because he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. Those who spend time on the ground understand the situation. Dynastic families with criminal and corrupt mindsets can never understand the pain of the public.”

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for “taking a U-turn each time little pressure is exerted” by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Addressing the public in Bihar’s Purnea Rahul said,” Right now Baghel ji (former Chhattisgarh CM) told me a joke. The joke goes like this…Your chief minister took oath at Governor’s house. Some of his ministers also took oath. Celebrations were going on. Nitish Kumar decided to go back to his home. Suddenly while going back he realised he has left his shawl at the Governor’s house. He went back and met the Governor. Governor was shocked and said you came back so quick this time.”

So this is the condition of Bihar a little pressure is exerted, and he (Nitish Kumar) makes a U-turn,” Gandhi said. Taking a dig at the Congress leader Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary said that it is “Rahul Gandhi who is solely responsible for the current condition of Lalu Prasad Yadav.”

On Sunday, Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar for the ninth occasion at Raj Bhawan in Patna, marking another shift in alliances as he joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance once again. It was for the second time in two years that Nitish Kumar switched political affiliations, marking his fifth crossover in just over a decade.

This article was Originally published on Hindustantimes News!

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