The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday moved to Rouse Avenue Court and filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not complying with the summons issued by the agency in the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case.
ED had issued a summon to Kejriwal for the fourth time in a money laundering probe related to irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22 case asking him to join the investigation on January 18.
Accusing Kejriwal of hypocrisy, Bhatia took a jibe at him stating, "Arvind Kejriwal is nervous and saying 'Laaga chunari mein daag chupaun kaise, kiya hai bhrashtachaar ED ke paas jaun kaise'..."
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."
AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi on Friday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is "just the beginning" as the agency will soon "summon other leaders" of the party.
Several leaders of the Opposition parties have slammed the Central Government over the ED's summon to Kejriwal, alleging 'misuse' of the agencies to silence them.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on November 2, to question him in connection with its ongoing probe into the Delhi excise policy case.
The investigation in Delhi's liquor policy case reached Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday as the AAP convenor was questioned for nearly 9 hours in the matter in which former deputy chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who held the excise portfolio and several other ministries, was arrest
The Central Bureau of Investigation recorded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's statement in connection with the Excise policy case on Sunday and said that it will be verified and collated with the "available evidence".