The court further stated that any release order from custody will amount to enlarging the accused/petitioner/ Arvind Kejriwal on bail or interim bail, as an interim measure.
The latest summons, the ninth issued by ED, asked the Delhi CM to appear before it Thursday. Kejriwal has repeatedly refused to comply, calling the summons illegal.
Probe agency claims Singh’s Alchemist Group cheated investors and used their money to pay aviation companies for services availed by party’s star campaigners during 2014 LS polls.
The case dates back to Aug 2017 when IT dept carried out raids in Delhi as part of its alleged tax evasion probe against Shivakumar. They had seized over Rs 8.59 crore.
The PMLA case stems from a CBI FIR pertaining to allegations of Rs 50 lakh being paid as kickbacks to the Congress MP and S Bhaskararaman by a top executive of Vedanta group company TSPL.
Kejriwal, on 17 February, appeared before the Rouse Avenue Court via video conferencing following a complaint by the ED over his alleged non-compliance with its summons.
Soren was arrested on 31 January by the ED. On 2 February, the court granted five days of ED custody to Soren and extended it twice for seven days in total.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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