Heated exchange took place between Kejriwal and ASG Raju in Delhi court? Fact Check

Several posts on Twitter (X) appeared suggesting a heated exchange took place between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju inside the courtroom while the judge was hearing the arguments. The claim said:

“SAVAGE BY ARVIND KEJRIWAL. Arvind Kejriwal in Court: Why have you arrested me? ASG Raju: We have a statement against you. Kejriwal: So if I say I gave 100 crores to Modi and Amit Shah, will you go and arrest them basd on my statement? Judge and ASG both went quiet (sic).”

The post shared on Twitter has gone viral with over 1.6 million views.

FACT-CHECK

Digiteye India team received a request to fact-check the same on its WhatsApp. When the team checked for details of the courtroom arguments and found several reports that CM Kejriwal himself had argued in the court questioning why he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

According to a Live Law report, here’s what Kejriwa’s arguments are in the courtroom. While making his argument, Kejriwal did not make any remarks as suggested in the claim about the Prime Minister or the Union Home Minister.

Further search on social media revealed that those inside the court refuting these claims here and here.

Tanishka Sodhi, who is a journalist at Newslaundry, said that the exchange did not happen during the court proceedings. Another journalist Umag Poddar from BBC tweeted the same as seen below:

Hence, the claim is misleading.

Claim: Delhi CM argued in court why he was arrested and referred to PM and Home Minister in his argument.

Conclusion: False. No such heated exchange took place between Delhi CM Kejriwal and ASG Raju as claimed.

Rating: Misleading — 

 

About Sridevi P

Sridevi, a business management graduate from Osmania University, Hyderabad has contributed fact-checks whenever she found time. She can be reached at psridevi@digiteye.in

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