When Kejriwal failed to appear for his ED summons, the AAP claimed the agency was biased against the BJP

 When Kejriwal failed to appear for his ED summons, the AAP claimed the agency was biased against the BJP

When Kejriwal failed to appear for his ED summons, the AAP claimed the agency was biased against the BJP

Prior to this, Arvind Kejriwal had ignored two summonses for November 2 and December 21 and had declined to appear before the federal authorities.

The Enforcement Directorate sent out a third summons, but Arvind Kerjiwal did not show up.

On January 3, leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed that by frequently summoning Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Enforcement Directorate was acting on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

After Kejriwal disregarded the agency's third summons in connection with the Delhi Excise policy case—which he had previously withdrawn—the party took action. Rather, he replied in writing, stating that the notification was void.

Atishi Marlena, an AAP politician and minister for Delhi, said that Kejriwal had repeatedly asked the Enforcement Directorate why he was being called and whether he was being summoned as the chief minister of Delhi, a witness, or an accused person.

"The agency has not yet released a comment, despite the fact that answers were provided. The ED is aware that these summonses are not authorized. "The agency would have addressed its inquiries if the summons had been valid," Atishi said.

According to him, the AAP is siding with the ED officers because, should they respond, they would have to acknowledge that the BJP headquarters was behind all of this.

He continued by saying that the opposition people and parties of the Bharatiya Janata Party are being targeted by the governing BJP's instruments, the Enforcement Department and the Central Bureau of Investigation.

"The administration is attempting to intimidate opposition politicians, and the arrests and summonses abruptly halt if any of them think about joining the BJP. The minister said, "Even the ED goes to the court and asks for permission to close the case.

Saurabh Bhardwaj, a minister for the AAP in Delhi, had concerns about the summons' timing, pointing out that it fell around the Lok Sabha elections.

"The Center wants to arrest Arvind Kejriwal in order to prevent him from running in the general elections," he said. In addition, attempts are underway to apprehend further opposition leaders.

The AAP convenor is facing accusations based on a First Information Report (FIR) that was submitted and included many inconsistencies in the creation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy (2021–22).

Prior to this, Kejriwal had already turned down two previous summonses for November 2 and December 21 and refused to appear before the federal authorities.