Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his interim bail by seven more days on health grounds. The AAP chief was arrested in connection with a money laundering case linked to the excise policy scam.
The plea said the chief minister is required to undergo some medical tests and thus needs the interim bail, which is ending on June 1, to be extended.
It was on May 10 that Supremre Court granted the AAP convener interim bail for a period of 21 days to enable him to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls. It, however, had barred him from visiting his office or the Delhi secretariat and signing official files unless absolutely necessary for obtaining the lieutenant governor's approval.
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The Delhi chief minister, in his fresh plea, has sought extension of the interim bail by seven more days on health grounds, including that he has lost seven kgs.
The matter relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.
- With PTI inputs