Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has alleged that her husband was the victim of a "deep political conspiracy" and was arrested by the ED in the excise policy case based on a false statement by a witness. In a video message, Sunita Kejriwal alleged that the AAP supremo was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate based on the statement of TDP MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy (MSR). The Telugu Desam Party is a constituent of the ruling NDA coalition.

She claimed that MSR changed his statement to the ED about a meeting with the Delhi chief minister after his son Raghava Magunta Reddy was arrested and denied bail. Sunita Kejriwal asked the public to support Arvind Kejriwal, describing him as an honest, educated and patriotic man. She said if the public does not support him, then no educated person would want to join politics given the treatment meted out to her husband.

On June 20th, a trial court granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case while observing that the ED appeared to be acting with bias against the chief minister, as it had failed to provide any direct evidence linking him to the alleged proceeds of crime.

However, the very next day, the Delhi High Court stayed the trial court's order. The court halted the release of the AAP supremo on bail after the ED challenged the trial court's decision, arguing that the agency had not been given a full opportunity to oppose Kejriwal's bail application.

(With Agency Inputs)