Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal writes letter from Tihar jail, urges LG to permit Atishi to hoist tricolour on Independence Day | Delhi Information

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has knowledgeable Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena that cupboard minister Atishi will hoist the nationwide flag on his behalf on the metropolis authorities’s Independence Day perform on August 15, in line with the Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP).
Kejriwal is presently in Tihar jail because of corruption and cash laundering costs associated to the alleged Delhi excise coverage rip-off.
“Kejriwal has written to (Lieutenant Governor V K) Saxena from jail saying that Atishi will hoist the tricolour in his place on August 15,” the AAP stated.
Yearly, the Delhi authorities’s Independence Day celebration is held at Chhatrasal Stadium, the place Kejriwal usually addresses the viewers.
Bail plea dismissed
The Delhi excessive court docket dismissed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within the Excise Coverage case on Monday.
The court docket dominated that there was a justifiable cause for Kejriwal’s arrest. As for his bail software, the court docket disposed of it, permitting Kejriwal to hunt additional aid from the trial court docket.