ED has no tangible evidence: Kejriwal in his affidavit to SC

• Arvind Kejriwal files his response to the Enforcement Directorate's affidavit in the Supreme Court
• Asserts his arrest is a classic case of how the ruling party-led central govt has misused ED, PMLA to crush its biggest opponent
• Says, "a level-playing field which is a pre-requisite for 'free and fair elections has clearly been compromised with illegal arrest"

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has responded to the Enforcement Directorate's affidavit in the Supreme Court, denouncing his arrest as an abuse of power by the ruling party-led central government. Kejriwal's rejoinder filed in the SC asserts his arrest is a classic case of how the ruling party-led central government has misused the ED and the PMLA to crush its biggest political opponent. 

The rejoinder states, "During an election cycle when political activity is at its highest, the petitioner's (Kejriwal) illegal arrest has caused grave prejudice to the petitioner's political party and will provide the ruling party at the Centre an unjust upper hand in the ongoing elections."

It further highlighted that Kejriwal's arrest has disrupted the level playing field necessary for 'free and fair elections'. "There has been no proof or material to show that AAP received funds or advanced kickbacks from the South group -- let alone utilising them in the Goa election campaign," the CM said adding that "not a single rupee was traced back to the AAP and ED's allegations have no tangible evidence."

Contrary to Kejriwal's claims, the Enforcement Directorate contends that his behavior during the investigation led the investigating officer to believe satisfactorily that he was guilty of money laundering.

"Even on the date of the search during his interrogation, while recording his statement under Section 17 of the PMLA, he was avoiding answering questions by being evasive and totally non-co-operative even with respect to simple non-incriminating questions," the ED said.