Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Arvind Kejriwal Over Alleged Misuse of Public Funds

The case pertains to allegations of using public money for political hoardings in 2019, with compliance on the FIR due by March 18.

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi directed police to file an FIR against Arvind Kejriwal and two other AAP leaders for allegedly misusing public funds for political hoardings in Dwarka in 2019.
This development comes weeks after Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were defeated in the Delhi Assembly elections, losing power after over a decade of governance in the capital.
The BJP has long accused AAP of using public funds for self-promotion, citing examples of overspending on publicity for various government schemes compared to their allocated budgets.
Kejriwal is already out on bail in the Delhi liquor policy scam case, where the alleged mismanagement of the excise policy reportedly caused a ₹2,000 crore loss to the exchequer.
The court has asked for a compliance report on the FIR by March 18, further intensifying legal and political challenges for the AAP and its leadership.