While ED is opposed to the bail given to Aam Aadmi Party’s leader and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, during the ongoing elections of Lok Sabha. ED told courts that voting for elections was not a basic right guaranteed under the Fundamental Laws or protected by any statutes.
The major investigative office states that it is unprecedented in Indian jurisdiction for anybody outside election candidates to be granted interim bail during electioneering. This time, a fresh affidavit by the ED mentioned that election campaigns are not protected under any fundamental law or constitutional rights.
Arvind Kewal’s office was raided on March 21st, 2023, by the anti-corruption agency concerned with a money-laundering case related to the alcohol licensing policy in Delhi, which was terminated. An Indian court has ordered that the detention in prison of the Lt. Col.
Shahaan Group will continue until 20 May. The ED clarified that approval of interim bail during electioneering may be a basis for suspicious politicians, who may use the elections as a strange procedure to escape investigation.
This would also make a difference between a law-abiding citizen, subject to the rule of law, and a politician who can seek exemption, have an interim bail, and even face treason charges. The future of any democracy is about fair representation and applying the rule of law to the party’s political challenges. Now, the Supreme Court is in the process of revisiting the requests of the two opposing sides, deciding after which of them a favorable verdict will be handed.
