Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have been in a standoff with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and central investigative agencies. Kejriwal has skipped the fifth Enforcement Directorate (ED) summon, with AAP calling the summons 'illegal' and 'unlawful,' and stating that the ED has not clarified anything yet. AAP has accused the BJP of misusing the powers of the ED and CBI to target AAP leaders with fake cases and attempting to topple the Delhi government. AAP leaders, including Haryana AAP president Sushil Gupta, were detained amid a peaceful protest against alleged rigging in the Chandigarh mayoral election. The Delhi Police served a notice to Kejriwal seeking evidence for his allegations of poaching attempts on AAP MLAs by the BJP. The Delhi CMO expressed readiness to accept the notice, with some issues reported in the process. The BJP has retorted with accusations of AAP's corruption in various sectors, from healthcare to education, and BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticized Kejriwal for evading the probe.
#WATCH | | On crime branch's notice to Delhi CM and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal over his claim 'poaching of MLAs by BJP', BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, "Today when Delhi Police asked them for evidence, Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers ran away. These… https://t.co/N5l7QN0JBS https://t.co/x80qZPnh57
Delhi Crime Branch leaves Arvind Kejriwal's residence after waiting for 5 hours, hands over notice to AAP chief's staff @mukeshmukeshs reports https://t.co/Edq6A5Abl2
#WATCH | BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, "There is no department left in Delhi which has not been looted by Arvind Kejriwal and company. From 'Dawa' to 'Daru', from 'Classroom' to lab tests in Mohalla clinics, AAP created a record of corruption...lab tests done… https://t.co/X4lTtfJpgv
VIDEO | ACP (Crime Branch) Pankaj Arora leaves from #Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence after five hours. A crime branch team had arrived at CM Kejriwal's residence in the morning to serve him a notice to join a probe over his claim that the BJP was trying to poach AAP MLAs. https://t.co/tqSspDv3gi
STORY | Drama at CM Kejriwal's residence as Delhi Police arrives again to serve notice READ: https://t.co/osks57xVgL VIDEO: https://t.co/fxite8CZs6
VIDEO | AAP leader Jasmine Shah was seen engaging in an argument with Delhi Crime Branch officials. The Crime Branch team had arrived to serve a notice to CM Arvind Kejriwal to join a probe over his claim the BJP was trying to poach AAP MLAs. https://t.co/NFQWfMXKEl
VIDEO | “Arvind Kejriwal made unbiased allegations against us that we offered 25 crores to buy their MLAs. Until when will they be able to fool the public of Delhi?" says Delhi BJP President @Virend_Sachdeva. https://t.co/HUtMVqZ5EJ
Delhi CMO Sources claim, "CM office is ready to accept the notice. Crime Branch officers are not giving 'receiving' to the CM office." A team of Delhi Police Crime Branch officials reached CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence this morning to serve notice in connection with Aam Aadmi… https://t.co/1cn4bNDiDc
Police has served #ArvindKejriwal a notice seeking evidence regarding his allegations of poaching attempts on his MLAs by BJP. https://t.co/ZsJX1L3LiN https://t.co/WtRItVU41T
#WATCH | On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skipping the fifth ED summon, BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, "This is the ABCD of Arvind Kejriwal. A for avoid. B for 'Bhag jao'. C for 'Chhup jao'. D for 'divert Karo'. If you have done nothing then why are you fearing… https://t.co/srfEhjWMe4
VIDEO | “Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is making fun of the Constitution. He should know that he is too a part of the Constitution. Him not attending ED summons is a sign that he is involved in the crime and he knows that every evidence is against him,” says BJP MP @p_sahibsingh. https://t.co/x0ceQmdb1h
VIDEO | "We used to listen that BJP wins elections by stealing votes, rigging EVMs, but we never got any evidence of it. The Chandigarh Mayoral elections show that their (BJP's) vessel of sins was full to the brim," says CM @ArvindKejriwal during AAP's protest in Delhi. https://t.co/p8cYu80JkH
#WATCH | AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku says, "Arvind Kejriwal had questioned ED on why he was being called for a probe? But till now, ED has not clarified anything yet. AAP stands with Kejriwal, and party leaders are protesting against BJP today." https://t.co/JyqU4vhPpO
#WATCH | Haryana AAP president Sushil Gupta detained by Delhi Police from his residence. He was going to take part in party's protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi over allegations of rigging in Chandigarh mayor election. https://t.co/jgG0bAxP5R
#WATCH | Arvind Kejriwal skips the fifth ED summon, party leader Gopal Rai says, "If they will keep issuing illegal summons, we will continue to take legal advice and act accordingly." https://t.co/1Y1nMyTRW9
VIDEO | " The BJP is so afraid that it is stopping us from carrying out a peaceful protest. Our leaders are being put under house arrest. This is very dangerous for democracy," says AAP chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar (@PKakkar_) on party's protest in Delhi against the alleged… https://t.co/9X7G15qbMy
#WATCH | Delhi: Sanjeev Jha, AAP MLA says, "Mayor was formed in Chandigarh through wrong means. Now heavy barricading is being done, and buses full of AAP volunteers are being detained, is this dictatorship. Why is the BJP afraid?... Why are they stopping the people from coming… https://t.co/uuE5dWtSb6
🔴#NewsAlert | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to skip probe agency summons today. "Summons are illegal," says Aam Aadmi Party. #ArvindKejriwal #EnforcementDirectorate
"Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will not appear before ED today as well. The party calls the summon "unlawful". We will comply with the lawful summon. PM Modi's aim is to arrest Arvind Kejriwal and topple the Delhi Government. We will not allow this to… https://t.co/Y9cCIm0cNk
VIDEO | “BJP wants to run the government without an opposition. They (BJP) are misusing the powers of ED and CBI to put innocent people behind bars. They have filed fake cases against our (AAP) leaders and have put them in jail, now they are trying to do the same with (Delhi CM)… https://t.co/KZGrBXaLZp