The AAP said that because the issue was now in court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not appear for the ED's sixth summons

The AAP said that because the issue was now in court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not appear for the ED's sixth summons

Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal failed to show up for the ED summons on January 3, January 18, and February 2 of this year, as well as on November 2 and December 21 of 2023.

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, failed not show up for the sixth ED summons on Monday.

Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal would not attend in front of the ED on Monday. "Illegal" is how the Aam Aadmi Party has described the summons. 'ED should wait for the court's verdict instead of giving Delhi CM Kejriwal several summonses,' said the AAP.

In the six summonses that the ED has issued in relation to the suspected money laundering case involving Delhi's now-canceled excise scheme, Kejriwal has not shown up. With the most recent one arriving on February 14, Kejriwal has received six summonses from the anti-money laundering agency.

Kejriwal did to show up for the ED summons this year on January 3, January 18, and February 2, as well as November 2 and December 21 in 2023.

In relation to a complaint the ED filed against him for failing to appear in person on a summons in a money laundering case involving the now-defunct excise policy, a Delhi court on Saturday excused Kejriwal from making a personal appearance for the day. was present.

According to the plea that Kejriwal's attorney filed, the Delhi Assembly's budget session began on February 15 and will last through the first week of March.

It said that on the next hearing date of March 16, he would appear in person before the court.

The Delhi Chief Minister allegedly continued making "silly excuses" in an effort to avoid answering the summons, according to the ED. An official of his caliber disobeying the law would "set a bad example for the common man," the agency said.

In a previous letter to the ED, the AAP convener called the summons he received "illegal and politically motivated". He had claimed that the summons was sent in order to prevent him from running for office.

The Delhi government's plan to license liquor dealers for 2021–2022 has allegedlyThe AAP has always refuted claims that the excise policy encouraged cartelization and benefited some dealers who reportedly paid bribes to do so.

Following the policy's cancellation, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena suggested that the Central Bureau of Investigation look into the matter. As a result, the ED filed a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).