The ED on Sunday issued the ninth summons to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi excise policy probe.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday issued the ninth summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the excise policy probe. The central agency has asked the AAP convenor to appear before it on Thursday, March 21. To recall, Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail on Saturday by the additional chief metropolitan magistrate of Rouse Avenue Court against arrest for skipping summons issued to him by the probe agency.
Kejriwal got bail on a bail bond of Rs 15,000 in the case of complaints filed by ED. He is on bail and has been asked by the court to respond to the ED summons and obey the law. The court directed the Dehi Chief Minister that following the law is appropriate for a person who has taken the oath of the Constitution.
Kejriwal has so far skipped eight previous summons issued by the ED on March 4, February 26, February 19, February 2, January 18, January 3, November 2 and on December 22, calling them “illegal and politically motivated”.
The ED wants to record Kejriwal’s statement in the case on issues like formulation of policy, meetings held before it was finalised, and allegations of bribery.
While skipping the eighth summons issued by the ED, AAP, in a statement, termed it “illegal”, saying that the ED should stop sending summons and wait for the court’s decision as the probe agency has already approached the court on the matter.
The ninth summons has been issued so that Kejriwal’s statement can be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The CM has repeatedly refused to appear in response to these summons, calling them illegal. A Delhi court on Saturday had granted bail to Kejriwal on two complaints filed by the agency against him for skipping six of the previous eight summons in this case.
The agency arrested BRS leader K Kavitha in this case two days back.
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