Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has called for a trust vote on Saturday, same day as his ED summons.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (Vipin Kumar/HT)
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called for a trust vote in the assembly on Saturday, February 17, soon after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the alleged scam in the liquor excise policy in the national capital. The discussion regarding the trust vote motion will take place today, while the AAP national convener is also expected to appear before the court on Saturday and explain why had skipped the previous five ED summons in relation with the Delhi liquor policy case.…Read More
This is the second time that the Kejriwal government has sought a trust vote in the 70-member Assembly. In the current Assembly, the AAP has 62 MLAs while the BJP has eight.
CM Kejriwal tabled the confidence motion on Friday saying, “Two MLAs had come to me saying they were contacted by BJP members offering them ₹25 crore each. They were told that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be arrested and the government will be toppled.”
The Delhi chief minister also alleged that the Delhi liquor policy case is false, and its only aim is the topple the AAP government in the national capital. He further said that BJP knows it can never win elections in Delhi and that’s why they are using different tactics remove AAP from the capital.
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Feb 17, 2024 2:58 AM IST
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal may appear before Delhi court
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appear before the Rouse Avenue Court today in connection with the ED’s complaint against him for skipping five summons linked to a probe related to the excise policy case. (PTI)
Feb 17, 2024 2:44 AM IST
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: AAP confident og getting majority
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday was confident that his party will win the trust vote with a significant majority, and said that it was necessary to display to the people that the House believes in the council of ministers.
Feb 17, 2024 2:28 AM IST
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: ‘Two AAP MLAs approached by BJP’
On Friday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that two AAP MLAs were approached by the members of opposition party BJP, who claimed that that CM would be arrested soon.
Feb 17, 2024 1:56 AM IST
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: ‘Delhi liquor case false,’ says Kejriwal
While moving the trust vote on Friday, CM Arvind Kejriwal said, “This so-called liquor scam is not a scam. The only aim is to topple the Delhi government by one means or another. AAP leaders were arrested under the guise of the scam. But even this effort was not successful. Not a single MLA of ours has defected and all our MLAs are still with us.”