"Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea on Arvind Kejriwal's Speech: Details Inside"

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"Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea on Arvind Kejriwal's Speech: Details Inside"

The Supreme Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's plea regarding Arvind Kejriwal's speech, stating, "Won't go into that."

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has objected to Arvind Kejriwal's remarks stating that he would return from Tihar Jail on June 5 if the INDIA bloc came to power after the Lok Sabha elections.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) pointed out AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's statement that he would return from jail if the INDIA bloc won. However, the Supreme Court declined to comment on the matter, stating that it did not make exceptions for anyone. The ED sought action against Kejriwal over his campaign speeches, labeling his assertion as a "slap on the face of the system." Kejriwal's remarks about returning from Tihar Jail on June 5 if the INDIA bloc won in the Lok Sabha elections were objected to by the ED.

"Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court, 'Arvind Kejriwal has said that if people vote for the AAP, then he doesn't have to go to jail on June 2. How can Arvind Kejriwal say this?'"

In response, Justice Sanjiv Khanna stated, "We welcome criticism of the verdict. We will not go into that. Our order is clear when he (Kejriwal) has to surrender. It is the order of the apex court and the rule of law shall be governed by this. We did not make an exception for anybody."

Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court last week to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections. The AAP chief will have to surrender and go back to jail on June 2.

The top court was hearing a plea by Delhi Chief Minister challenging his arrest in the case by the ED.

During his poll rallies in Delhi and Haryana, Kejriwal had played the emotional card, recalling how he was arrested just before the Lok Sabha polls and how he was denied insulin doses for his blood sugar in Tihar Jail.

"I have to go back to jail on June 2. I will be watching the results on June 4 from the jail. If you work hard and make the INDIA bloc win, I will come back on June 5," Kejriwal has been saying at his rallies.