On Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to receive a fourth summons from the Enforcement Directorate inviting him to participate in the investigation into the purported excise policy case.
For the third time on Wednesday, Kejriwal had declined to appear before the ED. He claimed that the agency’s “non-disclosure and non-response approach” could not withstand the test of law, equity, or justice, and that the ED’s “obstinacy” amounted to taking on the roles of jury, judge, and executioner.
Kejriwal’s five-page response, which was sent to the anti-money laundering agency yesterday, is currently being examined.
According to the PTI report, the agency might send Kejriwal its fourth summons in accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The convenor of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) was asked to step down on January 3, 2023, November 2, and December 21 of that same year.
Leaders of the AAP have claimed that Kejriwal could be arrested by the ED if they raid his home. The AAP party questioned the notice’s timing in light of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
ED is "maintaining unwarranted secrecy" in the excise policy case, according to Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal has been accused by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “running away” from an investigation.
“Aam Aadmi Party leaders are making noises that their CM may get arrested anytime,” said Virendra Sachdeva, president of the Delhi BJP. They are making a mess now that they have stolen and acted corruptly.”
Illegal: For the third time, Arvind Kejriwal ignores an ED summons
Despite three summonses from the ED, the CM is evading an investigation. According to Swaraj, he is unwilling to participate in the inquiry.
The Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021–2022 to license liquor dealers is accused of facilitating cartelization and favoring certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it; the AAP has maintained that it is untrue.
