Case relating to excise policies: Delhi court has called CM Kejriwal to appear on February 17
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, was summoned to appear on February 17 by the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Wednesday.
The enforcement directorate (ED) submitted a complaint alleging that Kejriwal had not complied with prior summonses, which led to the court’s order. The Delhi chief minister has received five summonses from the ED thus far.
Kejriwal received a new summons from the ED on January 31 and was instructed to report to the central investigation agency on February 2.
The Enforcement Directorate had issued several notices to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Kejriwal for noncompliance with a summons in a money-laundering case related to the excise policy that was later abolished. The AAP responded to the Delhi court’s order by maintaining their position that Kejriwal’s actions were “illegal.”
During a press conference, AAP leader Jasmine Shah said, “We are studying the court order and will take necessary legal steps accordingly.”
Extra Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra issued the summons in response to a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate against Kejriwal for failing to appear at the scheduled time in a money-laundering case involving the now-abolished excise policy in Delhi.
On February 3, the ED presented arguments to the court through Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju.
On February 2, the AAP said that Kejriwal had not shown up for questioning by the ED and that he had also taken aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that he intended to overthrow the government in Delhi.
