• By Nidhi Giri
  • Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:46 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers are keeping an eye on the Supreme Court today. The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its order on AAP convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail pleas and his challenge against his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged liquor policy scam today. The last hearing of this case was held on Thursday (September 5by a bench of Justice Suryakant and Ujjal Bhuiyan. Following the arguments of the lawyers from both sides, the Supreme Court had reserved its order on the petition.

Kejriwal's lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi had argued that Kejriwal's name was not in the First Information Report (FIR) registered in 2022 and he was arrested in June this year. At the same time, CBI had said that Kejriwal was involved in a 'criminal conspiracy'.

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It is expected that development work in Delhi will gain momentum after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gets bail. The pace of development of the Delhi government has slowed down due to the chief minister being in jail. All the important work of the government is almost stalled due to the absence of cabinet meetings since March.

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Delhi Mayoral Elections Could Not Be Held

The election for the Mayor in the Delhi Municipal Corporation could not be held on April 26, due to the non-appointment of the presiding officer. Notably, the Lieutenant Governor appoints the presiding officer on the suggestion of the chief minister. This was not possible because the chief minister was in jail. For this reason, the term of Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi has been extended. According to the rules, this time a councillor from the Scheduled Caste (SC) has to become the mayor.