Delhi Liquor Policy Case: BRS Leader K Kavitha Summoned By ED; Asked To Appear Tomorrow

Delhi Liquor Policy Case: On Monday, Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader and daughter of former Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao, K Kavitha, was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate to appear before it in connection with the Delhi Excise policy scam case. She has been asked to appear on Tuesday, reported news agency ANI.

BRS leader K Kavitha has been summoned to appear before the ED tomorrow. She has been summoned in connection with the Delhi Excise policy scam case.

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Earlier in September last year, the Enforcement Directorate issued a summon to Kavitha and in March in connection with the probe into the Delhi liquor policy case.

Kavitha, who is a member of the Telangana Legislative Council, was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the same case in December 2022.

Earlier on January 13, ED issued a summon to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind 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.

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The fresh summons to Delhi CM follows the third summons which he skipped last week. Kejriwal has so far skipped summons issued by the ED on three occasions including on January 3, November 2 and December 22, calling them "illegal and politically motivated."

“It is a matter of concern that despite my comprehensive response(s) bringing to your notice critical dimensions and legal objections involved in issuing summons to me to appear ‘in person’ in your purported exercise of powers under Section 50 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), you have chosen not to respond,” Kejriwal had replied to ED.

The ED wants to record Kejriwal's statement in the case on issues like the formulation of policy, meetings held before it was finalized, and allegations of bribery.

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ED has so far filed five charge sheets in the case, including against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia.

(With ANI inputs)