AAP Set For Another Setback? Sisodia In Jail, ED Now Summons Kejriwal For Questioning In Delhi Liquor Policy Case On Thursday

On Monday (30 October), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the Delhi excise policy case linked with money laundering.

The ED has asked Kejriwal to appear before it on 2 November.

The 55-year-old Delhi CM has reportedly been issued the summon under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The agency will record his statement once he deposes before the investigating officer of the case in Delhi.

In its chargesheets for the case, the ED has repeatedly referenced Kejriwal, noting that the accused were in touch with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader regarding the preparation and execution of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

Previously, in April of this year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had also summoned Kejriwal in relation to this case.

However, Kejriwal was not named as an accused in the first information report (FIR) filed by the CBI on 17 August, last year.

In February this year, the CBI had arrested former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi's new excise policy.

The policy was withdrawn amid allegations of foul play by the opposition. The former deputy CM of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, is currently in judicial custody.

The Supreme Court rejected his regular bail pleas on Monday in connection with corruption and money-laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.