ED Issues 4th Summon To Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fourth summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with a money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy scam. He has been instructed to appear before the probe agency on January 18.

This development follows Kejriwal’s non-compliance with the questioning on January 3, where he deemed the ED’s summons as illegal, alleging that their sole objective was to arrest him.

The Delhi Chief Minister had previously refused to appear before the agency on two occasions, on November 2 and December 21, opting instead for a 10-day Vipassana meditation camp.

In response to the ED’s latest summons, Kejriwal labeled them as ‘illegal’ and ‘politically motivated,’ emphasizing that he has nothing to conceal.

He stated, “I am prepared to comply with every legal summons. However, this ED summons, like the preceding ones, is both illegal and politically motivated. The summons should be retracted. I have led a life of honesty and transparency, and I have no hidden agenda.”

The initial summons was issued to Kejriwal in October of the previous year as part of the ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering associated with the liquor policy, which the Delhi government withdrew in July 2023 following corruption allegations.

While the AAP chief had faced questioning from the Central Bureau of Investigation in April, he had not been formally charged by the agency.

Notably, senior AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, along with another leader, Sanjay Singh, have been arrested in connection with the same case.

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