New Delhi ∙ Arvind Kejriwal mentioned the names of Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj in the Enforcement Directorate court while being questioned in connection with the liquor policy corruption case. Additional Solicitor General S.V Raju for ED. Raju appeared in the Delhi Rose Avenue court.
SV Raju said that Kejriwal said that Vijay Nair was in touch with Ministers Atishi and Sourav Bhardwaj and not with him and did not tell him the password of the mobile phone. Raju argued. After the ED disclosure, BJP has intensified its attack on AAP. AAP’s former communication in-charge Vijay Nair was arrested earlier in the liquor case and is currently in jail. The investigation agency found that Vijay Nair acted as an intermediary between the South Group and the AAP government to carry out the Rs 100 crore scam.
AAP ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita were present in the court during the hearing.
Senior AAP leaders Satyender Jain, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh have also been arrested and are in jail. On Monday, the Rouse Avenue court remanded Kejriwal in judicial custody till the 15th of this month. ED informed the court during the hearing that Kejriwal was non-cooperative during the interrogation.
