ED sends fifth summons to CM Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is repeatedly ignoring the summons sent by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged liquor scam case. Till now, the clampdown has been tightened on many Aam Aadmi Party leaders in this matter. In this case K. Kavita may also be interrogated. When ED sent summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning, he refused to go to the agency, calling it illegal.

Although ED sent the fourth summons to Arvind Kejriwal and asked him to appear before the agency today i.e. Thursday, January 18, but this time too Kejriwal did not appear before the ED. After this, ED has now issued the fifth summons and called him to appear tomorrow i.e. on January 19. Let us tell you that CM Kejriwal is going to Goa for 3 days from today, hence he will not appear even on the fifth summons.

Even after summoning CM Kejriwal, when he did not appear before the ED today, the investigating agency has now issued the fifth summons and called him to appear tomorrow i.e. on January 19. Sources associated with AAP said that CM Kejriwal is going to Goa on a three-day visit to take stock of the party's preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In such a situation, there is no possibility of him appearing before the ED. He told that CM Kejriwal was earlier going to go to Goa for two days on January 11, but due to the preparations for the Republic Day program in Delhi, he had to postpone the visit.

On this matter, Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar said, 'Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is behaving like a fugitive, but the law will reach him soon. The day ED takes cognizance of the procrastination, it will take strict action against them. Then Aam Aadmi Party will start playing the victim card. When Arvind Kejriwal was asked this question after a program on Wednesday, he avoided giving any clear answer and said, 'We will work as per the law.'

Kejriwal has already ignored three summons of ED in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. Before January 18, 2024, ED had called him on November 2, December 22 and January 3, 2024 last year. But Kejriwal refused to appear on all three occasions, calling the summons illegal and politically motivated.