As Delhi minister Atishi on Sunday read out the first order issued by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from the ED custody regarding the water department, the BJP said it's concerning that in the absence of the chief minister, an order has been released from his office. BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa urged the LG to look into the issue claiming that the letter was forged.
"To issue this letter, one has to use the chief minister's office? Who used his office unconstitutionally and illegally? CM is in ED's custody and he has to take permission from the court to even take outside food and medicine. In this situation, who was contacted by the chief minister? And he can only give this authority to his principal secretary. Then how did the order reach Atishi ji?" the BJP leader said. The ED took cognisance of Kejriwal's order and said it would conduct an investigation to ascertain if these directions were in line with the PMLA court's order, news agency PTI reported.
"The chief minister's office has been hijacked. Atishi ji, this is not a liquor shop where anyone can take a bottle. This is the office of the chief minister which can only be operated by the chief minister or an officer permitted by the chief minister and okayed by Delhi LG. But this order has no number, and no signature of any officer. Like sharab ghotala, this is a letter scam," Sirsa said.
Who all Kejriwal can meet at ED custody
Kejriwal has been remanded in ED custody till March 28. The court allowed his wife Sunita Kejriwal and his personal assistant Bibhav Kumar to meet him every day for half hour between 6 and 7pm, apart from his lawyers for another half hour.
{{/usCountry}}Kejriwal has been remanded in ED custody till March 28. The court allowed his wife Sunita Kejriwal and his personal assistant Bibhav Kumar to meet him every day for half hour between 6 and 7pm, apart from his lawyers for another half hour.
{{/usCountry}}At Sunday's press conference in which Atishi read out Kejriwal's order, she said Kejriwal sent her a document from ED custody on Saturday with "his directions" to resolve public issues related to water and sewerage. Atishi said Kejriwal directed her to issue instructions to the chief secretary and other officers in this regard.
The ED, the PTI reported, will investigate if due processes were followed during these meetings. If any aberrations are found, the designated special court will be duly informed, they said.
The meeting area where the arrestee meets his lawyers and family members at the ED headquarters on A P J Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi is monitored via a CCTV video link, the PTI report said.