Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh was arrested after the Enforcement Directorate raided his premises in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case on Wednesday. Singh, 51, is the third AAP leader who has been arrested.
The ED raids began before 7 a.m., when the MP was home with his wife, parents, domestic help and his pet dogs, fish and birds. The ED raids came months after the agency raided three of his associates — Sarvesh Mishra, Ajit and Vivek Tyagi – over their alleged involvement in the purported Delhi liquor scam.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the BJP is resorting to desperate measures as it stares at a defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which is why many such raids will take place as the polls come closer.
Kejriwal, who visited Singh’s residence in the night, said agencies have conducted thousands of raids but they did not find any money.
“They (ED officials) searched his entire house but nothing was found and he was arrested in the evening. Elections are coming and after the formation of the INDIA alliance, PM Modi is desperate… They will arrest many people till 2024. Sanjay Singh is a lion…We file a case in court,” he said.
#WATCH | On the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Delhi CM & AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal says, “They (ED officials) searched his entire house but nothing was found and he was arrested in the evening. Elections are coming and after the formation of the INDIA alliance, PM… pic.twitter.com/5sC0xHzNvN
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2023
Hundreds of AAP workers gheraoed Singh’s residence as he was arrested by the ED.
On Sanjay Singh’s arrest, his father said, “We’ve said we will cooperate. I told him (Sanjay Singh) not to worry. I think they didn’t find any base to arrest him but since they (ED officials) were told to arrest, they arrested him. It will bring positive results as the government will be changed.”
#WATCH | Delhi: On the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh, his father says, “We’ve said we will cooperate. I told him (Sanjay Singh) not to worry. I think they didn’t find any base to arrest him but since they (ED officials) were told to arrest, they arrested him. It will bring… pic.twitter.com/NQN9Jigcb2
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2023
The Member of Parliament’s wife said ED officials have not found anything and they were under pressure to arrest Sanjay Singh. They have no grounds of arrest, she said.
#WATCH | Delhi: On the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh, his wife says, “They questioned and searched the house, computer, and documents but did not find anything. There was pressure upon them (ED officials) to arrest him and they arrested him. They (ED) did not give us any reason.… pic.twitter.com/HH6a0QP3P1
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2023