Delhi police detains AAP workers protesting against arrest of Sanjay Singh by ED
Oct 13, 2023
New Delhi [India], October 13 : Delhi Police on Friday detained AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) workers protesting against the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi Excise policy case.
AAP workers staged a massive protest outside the AAP office demanding the release of Sanjay Singh.
"There has been no evidence against Sanjay Singh, but only because he is a big leader of the Opposition and speaks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is reason why he has been arrested. The protests will continue until Sanjay Singh is released", said AAP spokesperson Reena Gupta.
The Aam Aadmi party have been protesting in several parts of India demanding Sanjay Singh's release.
Earlier, AAP workers also staged a protest in Mumbai and were detained by the Police.
Speaking on Sanjay Singh's arrest and the raids by Central agencies, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai targeted the BJP and said "This is going to continue till the 2024 elections unless the BJP loses."
Earlier this month AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal visited Sanjay Singh's residence.
On his arrest, he said "The ED officials searched his entire house but found nothing. However, they still put him under arrest in the evening. The arrest shows PM Modi's growing desperation and frustration as the elections are drawing near. The coming together of the Opposition forces under the INDIA bloc has got him rattled. Sanjay's arrest has only bared PM Modi's frustrations,"
Sanjay Singh, MP, was arrested by ED on October 4 in connection to the Delhi liquor policy scam.
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his arrest in the Delhi liquor scam case and has also challenged the remand granted by the trial court.
The Delhi liquor scam case or the excise policy case pertains to allegations that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 allowed cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge that has been strongly refuted by the AAP.
