Aam Aadmi Party workers staged a protest near the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi, on Friday, expressing their anger over Sanjay Singh's arrest. Pics/PTI&X
Singh was arrested in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the discontinued Delhi excise policy.
The demonstrators raised slogans against the BJP and attempted to march towards the BJP headquarters on DDU Marg. However, the police and paramilitary personnel intervened, preventing their progress.
The protest unfolded shortly after the Delhi High Court agreed to expedite the hearing of a plea filed by Sanjay Singh challenging his arrest.
Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, contended that the grounds for his arrest had not been adequately provided. His lawyer presented the matter for an urgent hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula.
On October 10, a trial court remanded Singh, who was arrested earlier in the month, to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate until October 13. He was, on Friday, sent to judicial custody.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the irregularities stem from alterations made to the Delhi Excise Policy for the year 2021-22. It is alleged that undue favors were granted to license holders during these modifications.
The Delhi government initially implemented the excise policy on November 17, 2021, but decided to abandon it by the end of September 2022 due to allegations of corruption.
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