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New Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, sent to a three-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody by the Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday (June 26) in the excise policy case, has been granted certain permissions during his custody period.
The court allowed him to carry prescribed medicines and consume home-cooked food, as reported by news agency PTI.
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The court also allowed Kejriwal to keep his spectacles and a copy of the Bhagavad Gita.
The Delhi CM was also allowed to meet his wife for 30 minutes and his lawyers for 30 minutes daily, the PTI report added.
Additionally, Kejriwal requested to keep his belt, stating that he found it embarrassing to hold up his pants while heading to Tihar Jail. According to reports, the court granted his request.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (June 25) halted Arvind Kejriwal's bail, which was granted to him by the trial court.
Vacation Judge Amitabh Rawat of the Rouse Avenue Court, after considering all submissions, placed Arvind Kejriwal on CBI remand until June 29.
Also read: 'Did not blame Sisodia': Arvind Kejriwal's rebuttal on CBI's claims
Kejriwal was sent to Tihar Jail after his arrest in the liquor policy case on March 21.
The Delhi CM was released on interim bail by the Supreme Court on May 10 until June 1, 2024, to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, criticised the Centre, stating that the entire system was trying to keep her husband in jail.
She said in a post on X, “Arvind Kejriwal got bail on June 20. Immediately ED got a stay. The very next day CBI made him an accused. And today he was arrested. The whole system is trying to ensure that the man does not come out of jail. This is not the law. This is a dictatorship, this is Emergency.”
20जून अरविंद केजरीवाल को बेल मिली। तुरंत ED ने stay लगवा लिया। अगले ही दिन CBI ने accused बना दिया।और आज गिरफ़्तार कर लिया। पूरा तंत्र इस कोशिश में है कि बंदा जेल से बाहर ना आ जाये। ये क़ानून नहीं है। ये तानाशाही है, इमरजेंसी है।
— Sunita Kejriwal (@KejriwalSunita) June 26, 2024
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) posted on its X handle, “Dictator, your oppression will not be able to break Kejriwal. Seeing CM Kejriwal getting bail in a false ED case, BJP's CBI arrested CM Kejriwal. God is watching everything, truth will surely prevail.”
Addressing the court on Wednesday, Kejriwal stated, "The CBI is claiming that I have made a statement against Manish Sisodia, which is completely false. Manish Sisodia is innocent, the Aam Aadmi Party is innocent, and I am also innocent. Such statements are being spread in the media to defame us."
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“CBI is tarnishing our image in the media by using unnamed sources. They plan to make it headline news that Kejriwal has shifted all the blame to Manish Sisodia,” he added.
(With inputs from agencies)