Arvind Kejriwal Finally Ready To Answer ED After Eight Summons But Has Condition

In response to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he was prepared to answer to its inquiries via video conference in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy case but only after March 12. Arvind Kejriwal has so far refused to respond to the eight Enforcement Directorate summonses, claiming they are unlawful and requesting that the agency hold off while the case is pending in court.

Eight summons sent to Delhi CM so far

According to the sources, Arvind Kejriwal restated that the summonses are “illegal,” but he was prepared to respond to the investigation agency’s questions. On March 16, the chief minister of Delhi must also appear before a city court. In a complaint case 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 irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021–22 case, the Enforcement Department (ED) sent Arvind Kejriwal an eighth 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 convenor received a new one.

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Kejriwal: summons are “illegal and politically motivated”

Previous ED summonses from February 26, February 19, February 2, January 18, January 3, November 2, and December 22 have been ignored by Arvind Kejriwal, who has described them as “illegal and politically motivated.”

Arvind Kejriwal’s statement on matters like the creation of the excise policy, meetings that took place prior to its finalization, and accusations of bribery is something that the Enforcement Department (ED) wants to record.

The AAP called the ED’s seventh summons “illegal” in a statement, claiming that the probe agency had already approached the court regarding the matter, so the ED should cease issuing summonses and await the court’s ruling.

The ED filed a lawsuit against Arvind Kejriwal on February 3, one day after he ignored the fifth summons the agency had issued for “non-compliance with the summons”