Lok Sabha polls 2024: Top developments March 23
Lok Sabha polls live: Here's a look at the top updates. Photograph: (Others)
<p>Less than a month is left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections which will take place on April 19. Political parties are gearing up for the electoral battle. One of the biggest focuses in the run-up to the elections is Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise policy case. On Friday (March 22), Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court sent Kejriwal to ED custody till March 28. The case pertains to alleged irregularities and money laundering in framing and implementing the excise policy, which was later scrapped. </p> <p>Kejriwal's wife Sunita read out his message from the prison where the CM said that no jail could keep him behind bars for long and that he would be back soon. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha was also arrested by the ED in the same case. On Saturday, the Rouse Avenue Court extended her ED remand till March 26. </p> <p>In other latest news from the elections, six rebel MLAs from Himachal Pradesh- Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devendra Bhutto, Rajendra Rana, and Chaitanya Sharma joined the BJP. <br /> </p>Key Updates
24 Mar 2024, 3:48 PM (IST)
Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin holds roadshow in support of DMK candidate Thanga Tamil Selvan in Theni.
During the roadshow, he said, " How many times have PM Modi come to Tamil Nadu in these ten years? Whenever he comes, he talks about Tamil pride and Thirukkural but they have taken away our language rights. BJP is trying to bring the Kula Kalvi thittam through the new education program"
23 Mar 2024, 8:02 PM (IST)
Delhi Excise policy case | Delhi High Court denied an urgent listing of the plea filed by Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest and custody in the case. An urgent mention was made by his counsel for an urgent listing. The HC denied it and the matter will be listed on reopening on Wednesday.
23 Mar 2024, 5:47 PM (IST)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal moves Delhi High Court challenging his arrest and the order of remand passed by the trial court on 22nd March. His legal team says the plea in Delhi HC stated that both the arrest and the remand order are illegal and he is entitled to be released from custody immediately. An immediate hearing has been sought from the Acting Chief Justice, preferably by Sunday 24th March.
23 Mar 2024, 2:20 PM (IST)
India on Saturday summoned a top German diplomat over remarks made by the German Foreign Ministry on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
Georg Enzweiler, Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy, was summoned by the Indian foreign ministry for an explanation on the issue.
23 Mar 2024, 2:03 PM (IST)