Alleging that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a false summons to him, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that he has explained to the ED why their summons is illegal adding that his biggest strength and asset is his "honesty."
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for evading the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons and said that AAP chief and his party should get an "Oscar" for their "drama."
Coming down heavily at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jasmine Shah alleged that the only target of the BJP is to "finish" AAP and "arrest" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Asserting that "Choro ki Baraat": (procession of thieves) making noise and mourning for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Virendraa Sachdeva on Thursday asked AAP convenor why is he running away from the investigation agency.
Security tightened outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday morning after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers claimed, citing unnamed inputs, that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is likely to arrest the AAP convener today.
Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj, late on Wednesday, claimed citing unnamed inputs that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is likely to arrest Chief Minister and AAP convener, Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday.
Those who took membership of BJP include former Lok Sabha in-charge and founding member of the party Udham Singh Tomar, founding member from New Delhi district and State Joint Secretary of Trade Wing Sudhir Phogat, founder member of the party Manoj Kumar Dhiryan and others.
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj raised concerns over targeted actions against opposition leaders by central agencies while exempting BJP leaders.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "Today, once again Arvind Kejriwal has skipped the third summon. This shows that there is something to hide, and that is why he is absconding like a criminal."
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor scam case, the Aam Aadmi Party sources said on Wednesday.
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided the premises of the associates of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the national capital as part of a money-laundering investigation, linked to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of staff for the Delhi Waqf Board, sources said.
Ahead of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal's appearance before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged excise policy scam, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday attacked him citing an old 'X' post of his.