New Delhi:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – in Tihar Jail on corruption expenses – shall be allowed to fulfill his Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Mann, at midday on April 15, officers informed NDTV Friday afternoon.

Earlier in the present day senior officers from Tihar and police from Delhi and Punjab sat down collectively to work out a viable safety association to permit the 2 opposition politicians to fulfill. Sources mentioned “no (different) particular association has been made” and that the assembly shall be held as per the jail guide.

On Wednesday they’d been denied a gathering amid issues about safety.

After he was despatched to jail, the Delhi Chief Minister had given a listing of six individuals (together with his spouse Sunita Kejriwal and his two youngsters) to be cleared for visits. Bhagwant Mann was on that checklist.

Mr Kejriwal was arrested March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the alleged liquor coverage rip-off, which has roiled the Aam Aadmi Social gathering weeks earlier than the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

On April 1, the AAP boss was despatched to judicial custody for 2 weeks; the ED mentioned it will not search extra custody, however famous he was “uncooperative” and “evasive” whereas answering questions.

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Mr Kejriwal was despatched to Tihar’s Jail No 2 (with former deputy Manish Sisodia, additionally an accused on this case, for firm). The Chief Minister, a diabetic affected person, suffered a well being scare after being transferred to jail, however his medical situation has since stabilised. Given his sickness, Mr Kejriwal has been allowed home-cooked meals and bottled ingesting water, in addition to particular mattress linen and pillows.

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The ED believes Mr Kejriwal was straight concerned within the formation of the now-scrapped liquor coverage, which allegedly generated Rs 600 crore in kickbacks that helped the AAP fund ballot campaigns.

The probe company – accused by the opposition of working on the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Social gathering – has informed courts it believes Mr Kejriwal was the “kingpin”.

Mr Kejriwal, who has vehemently denied the corruption expenses, alleging a conspiracy to cripple the AAP earlier than the election – has been staunchly defended by his colleagues, together with Bhagwant Mann.

Again in March, when an ED crew reached Mr Kejriwal’s Delhi residence to arrest him, the Punjab chief declared “the BJP’s political crew (referring to the ED) can’t imprison Arvind Kejriwal’s pondering”.

In a put up on on X, Mr Mann mentioned (in Hindi), “BJP ki rajnitik crew ED Kejriwal ki soch ko qaid nahi kar sakti, kyunki AAP hee BJP ko rok sakti hai. Soch ko kabhi bhi dabaya nahi ja sakta. (The BJP’s political crew – ED – can’t imprison Kejriwal’s pondering as a result of solely AAP can cease the BJP…”).

Mr Mann had earlier additionally mentioned he would search court docket permission to arrange an workplace for Arvind Kejriwal from jail so he can proceed operating the federal government within the nationwide capital.

READ | Will Search Courtroom Nod To Set Up Jail Workplace For Kejriwal: Mann

“It isn’t written wherever {that a} authorities can’t run from jail…” the Punjab chief declared amid back-and-forth between the AAP and the BJP on that query.

The BJP had, and continues to insist, that Mr Kejriwal shouldn’t be allowed to stay Chief Minister, a lot much less run the federal government, given that he’s in jail. The AAP, in the meantime, has pointed to the actual fact Mr Kejriwal has not been convicted of any crime and is due to this fact not responsible, and never obliged to face down.

Mr Kejriwal has already handed two ‘orders’ – one to Public Works Division Minister Atishi and the opposite to Well being Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj. Each have been furiously contested by the BJP.

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