Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has termed the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate “totally illegal” and said the ED action showed the “frustration” of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, was arrested on Wednesday evening in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy. The arrest came after the agency held hours-long raids at the residence of Singh and few others allegedly linked to the case.
"The arrest of Sanjay Singh is totally illegal. This shows Modiji's frustration. They will arrest many more opposition leaders till the elections," Kejriwal, the national convenor of the AAP, said in a post on X.
Earlier in the day, as the ED began its searches at Singh’s house, Kejriwal had termed it as the “last desperate attempt” of the BJP which is “staring at a defeat” in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
"The BJP is rattled. They believe that they're going to face massive defeat in the national elections of 2024. These are the last desperate attempts of a losing party. Yesterday it happened with many journalists, now it's happening with Sanjay Singh, and as elections come closer it'll happen to many," he claimed.
The AAP supremo said all the central probe agencies will become active as the elections come closer and many such raids will happen.
“But there is no need to be scared," he added.
The case pertains to allegations that the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licences to liquor traders had favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it.
