New Delhi:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – in Tihar Jail on corruption expenses – will probably be allowed to satisfy his Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Mann, at midday on April 15, officers instructed 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 satisfy.

On Wednesday that they had been denied a gathering amid considerations about safety.

After he was despatched to jail, the Delhi Chief Minister had given an inventory of six individuals (together with his spouse Sunita Kejriwal and his two kids) to be cleared for visits. Bhagwant Mann was not on that listing.

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 might 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 immediately 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 instructed 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 workforce reached Mr Kejriwal’s Delhi residence to arrest him, the Punjab chief declared “the BJP’s political workforce (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 workforce 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 workforce – 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 courtroom permission to arrange an workplace for Arvind Kejriwal from jail so he can proceed working the federal government within the nationwide capital.

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

“It’s not 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 subsequently 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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