New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, January 23, said he has been informed by sources that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) may arrest his cabinet minister Satyendar Jain just before assembly elections in Punjab.Kejriwal added that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers do not fear these agencies as they have done nothing wrong.“From our sources we have got to know that right before Punjab polls in the coming few days the ED is going to arrest Satyendar Jain (Delhi’s health and home minister). They are most welcome. Previously too, the Union government had conducted raids at Satyendar Jain but got nothing,” Kejriwal said in a virtual press conference in the national capital.क्या केंद्र सरकार पंजाब चुनाव के पहले सत्येंद्र जैन को गिरफ़्तार करने जा रही है? Press Conference | LIVE https://t.co/c0E3SFYfSd— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 23, 2022He alleged that whenever the BJP realises that it is losing, it unleashes all the central agencies on its opponents.“Since there are elections, raids and arrests will be made. We do not fear such raids and arrests because we have done nothing wrong,” Kejriwal said.He also said that previously raids were conducted at his premise, his deputy Manish Sisodia’s premises, Jain’s residence and also AAP’s 21 MLAs were arrested but they got nothing.Kejriwal’s announcement comes days after the ED raided and claimed to have seized vast amounts of cash from the residence of Punjab chief minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew, Bhupinder Singh.Punjab goes to polls on February 20.Polls are also scheduled in Uttar Pradesh, where officials of the Income Tax department conducted raids at the houses of two Samajwadi Party leaders and the aide of party chief Akhilesh Yadav in December 2021.
