"Hatching Conspiracy...": Mamata Banerjee On Summons To Arvind Kejriwal
NDTV
The AAP is braced for Arvind Kejriwal's arrest; senior leader Atishi quoted "sources" as saying the Delhi Chief Minister "will (be) arrested and put in jail (on November 2)".
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the BJP Wednesday, accusing the ruling party of conspiring to arrest senior opposition leaders, beginning with her Delhi counterpart - the Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal - ahead of state polls next month and the general election next year.
"Before next year's elections, they (the BJP) are trying to gag the voice of all opposition parties. They are planning to arrest all opposition leaders before polls so they can vote for themselves in an empty country... they are hatching a conspiracy," Ms Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata.
Mr Kejriwal has been summoned Thursday by the Enforcement Directorate over the liquor policy case in the national capital. The ED, which reports to the Union Finance Ministry, has already arrested Mr Kejriwal's deputy, Manish Sisodia, and accused the AAP of kickbacks worth Rs 338 crore.
