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Kejriwal moves trust motion, BJP alleges bid to duck court, ED | Delhi News

On the eve of his appearance in a city court in connection with a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday moved a motion of confidence in the Assembly, alleging a conspiracy to destabilise his government. The Assembly will discuss the motion on Saturday, the day Kejriwal is scheduled to appear in the court in response to the ED complaint against him for skipping repeated summons for questioning in the excise policy case. The AAP convener has also been summoned for the sixth time by the central probe agency on Monday. While the Chief Minister said the motion was necessary given an alleged bid by the BJP to destabilise his government, Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Ramvir Singh Bidhuri alleged that it was a ploy to avoid his appearance in court on Saturday and evade appearing before the ED on Monday. Tabling the motion, Kejriwal said, “A few days ago, two MLAs came to me and said that they had been approached by the BJP and were …

Morning news bulletin: Top 5 stories on February 17 | Latest News India

Good morning! Here are the top stories in your morning news bulletin on February 17. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI) Arvind Kejriwal’s trust vote Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday moved a confidence motion in the Delhi assembly, saying there was a need to show the people that the House has confidence in the council of ministers. The motion was moved a day before Kejriwal was due to appear in the Rouse Avenue court in connection with a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate over the Delhi CM repeatedly skipping the agency’s summons. On February 14, ED served its sixth summons to Kejriwal to appear before the agency on February 19. The agency moved the court after Kejriwal did not appear on February 2. The Rouse Avenue court subsequently summoned Kejriwal on February 17, calling for his personal appearance, while observing that the AAP national convener was “legally bound” to join the ED investigation. Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said the House will debate the motion on Saturday. However, leader of opposition Ramvir Singh …