According to the AAP, Kejriwal responded to the ED. Even though the summons is illegal, he stated that he is prepared to respond.
According to a news agency citing sources, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal responded to the ED’s summons on Monday, saying he was prepared to respond to its questions via video conference in the now-deleted Delhi excise policy case after March 12. Arvind Kejriwal has so far refused to respond to the eight Enforcement Directorate summons, claiming they are unlawful and requesting that the agency hold off while the case is pending.
According to the sources, Arvind Kejriwal restated that the summons had been illegal, but he was prepared to respond to the investigating agency for not responding to its summons. The court has requested that he appear in person.
According to the sources, Arvind Kejriwal restated that the summonses have been illegal, but he was prepared to respond to the investigation agency’s questions.
On March 16, the chief minister of Delhi also has to appear before a city court. In an action of complaint brought by the investigation agency for not responding to its summonses, the court has requested that he appear in person.
In a money laundering investigation pertaining to deviations in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22 case, the Enforcements Directorate sent Arvind Kejriwal and eight summons on February 27. The ED requested that he appear in court on March 4.
After missing the seventh summons on February 26, the AAP national coordinator received a new one. Previous ED summons from February 26, February 19, February 2, January 18, January 3, November 2, and December 22 have been ignored by Arvind Kejriwal, who has claimed that they were unlawful and politically motivated.
Why did the ED call Arvind Kejriwal in?
Arvind Kejriwal’s statements on matters like the creation of the excise policy, meetings that took place prior to its finalization, and accusations of bribery are something that the Enforcement Department wants to record.
The AAP called the ED’s seventh summons illegal in a statement, claiming that the probe agency had previously come to the court regarding the matter, so the ED should cease issuing summons and await the court’s ruling. The ED filed a court case in Delhi on February 3, one day after Arvind Kejriwal ignored the fifth summons that had been sent to him for non-compliance with the summons. The Delhi excise policy case was predicted by a formal complaint filed with the central bureau of investigation claiming various irregularities in the development and execution of the Delhi excise policy. The AAP has claimed that Anil Baijal, Saxena’s predecessor, obstructed the transition with a few last-minute adjustments that led to lower-than-anticipated revenue.
