In the excise policy case, the Supreme Court on Friday granted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1.
On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate had opposed the move to grant interim bail to Kejriwal saying that “any special concession” to him will “amount to anathema to the rule of law and equality… thereby creating two separate classes in the country viz. ordinary people, who are bound by the rule of law as well as the laws of the country, and politicians who can seek exemption from the laws”.
In the excise policy case, Kejriwal was detained by the ED on March 21.
“No political leader has been granted interim bail for campaigning even though he is not the contesting candidate,” the ED stated, adding that “the right to campaign for an election is neither a fundamental right nor a constitutional right and not even a legal right.”
“The legal team of Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor, Shri Arvind Kejriwal, has raised strong objection to the affidavit filed by the Enforcement Directorate opposing interim bail in the Supreme Court,” the AAP stated in a press statement following the ED’s filing of its affidavit.
