NEW DELHI: Moments after the Delhi High Court denied bail to AAP supremo and CM Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged excise policy scam on Tuesday, the party announced that it would move to the Supreme Court.
The party stated that even in the case of Sanjay Singh, who did not get relief from the high vourt but received relief from the top court on arguments, they respected the decision taken by the high court, considering it an institution. However, they expressed their disagreement with the decision and declared their intention to appeal to the Supreme Court to present their views.
The AAP noted that it’s often observed that if the decision of the District Court is wrong, the high court overturns it, and similarly, the Supreme Court overturns wrong decisions of the high court. They pointed out that the high court observations on Tuesday about the approvers were the same as those in the decision of February 7, 2024, regarding Sanjay Singh.
However, the Supreme Court did not accept these observations and granted relief to Sanjay Singh.
Referring to the testimonies of liquor trader Magunta Reddy and his son, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj emphasized that the biggest testimony being used against Kejriwal is from Magunta Reddy and his son Raghav Reddy.
He highlighted that Magunta Reddy, who had been given a Lok Sabha ticket in Andhra Pradesh by the TDP, a part of BJP’s NDA bloc, was mentioned by the CM in court. Bharadwaj stated that on September 16, 2022, a raid was conducted at Magunta Reddy’s place, during which he was asked about Kejriwal. According to Bharadwaj, Magunta Reddy gave a statement under Section 17 which had nothing against the Chief Minister.
However, on February 10, 2023, the ED arrested his son Raghav Reddy and incarcerated him. Raghav made six statements in jail, and his father made several statements, none of which incriminated Kejriwal. This, as per Bharadwaj, is on record.
Bharadwaj further explained that after five months of his son being in jail, Magunta Reddy changed his statement on July 16 and for the first time gave a statement against the CM. Raghav Reddy was released on July 18.