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New Delhi: Delhi court on Tuesday ordered to register an FIR against AAP National Convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for misusing public money by putting up large hoardings in Dwarka.
Asking the Delhi Police to file a compliance report on its direction by March 18, the Rouse Avenue court accepted the plea filed by one Shiv Kumar Saxena alleging wastage of public money.
Kejriwal, who is out on bail in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy, faced the complaint in 2019 for allegedly putting up hoardings in Dwarka.
The complainant had also sought registration of FIR against the then legislator from Matiala, Gulab Singh and councillor from Dwarka Nitika Sharma.
Saxena’s initial complaint was rejected by a magistrate, forcing him to approach the Sessions Court for registration of an FIR.
The Sessions Court accepted his plea and directed the magistrate that a cognisable offence appeared to have been committed by those named in Saxena’s complaint.
On Tuesday, the magistrate took up the matter afresh and directed Delhi Police to register an FIR and submit an action taken report (ATR).
Kejriwal currently faces 14 criminal cases, including one related to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Amethi and others connected to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy.
In an affidavit, filled along with his election nomination papers in January month, Kejriwal mentioned 13 pending criminal cases.
The former Delhi Chief Minister also declared Rs 40,000 in cash on hand, while his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, reported Rs 32,000. His movable assets are worth Rs 3.46 lakh, while Sunita’s movable assets are valued at Rs 1 crore. Kejriwal also owns immovable assets worth Rs 1.7 crore. Sunita holds assets worth Rs 1.5 crore.
