- By Ashita Singh
- Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:50 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday reacted to the summon by the Enforcement Directorate and said that the “summons are illegal” and “should be withdrawn”. He said that he is willing to abide by all the legal summons, however these illegal ones should be withdrawn. “This ED summon is also illegal like the previous summons,” Kejriwal said in his response adding that these “politically motivated” summons should be withdrawn. “I have lived my life with honesty and transparency. I have nothing to hide,” Kejriwal added.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal responds to the ED summon issued to him in the Liquor policy case, "This ED summon is also illegal like the previous summon issued by the agency. ED should withdraw this summon as it is politically motivated. I have lived my life with honesty and… pic.twitter.com/rkaySNSR06
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Kejriwal was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the excise policy-linked money laundering case on Thursday. However, he left for an undisclosed location for a 10-day Vipassana meditation course on Wednesday.
Kejriwal was scheduled to leave for the Vipassana course on Tuesday but could not do so as he was busy with the INDIA bloc meeting. He left at around 1.30 pm on Wednesday for the pre-scheduled meditation course, officials said.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday questioned the timing of the summons, saying the party's lawyers are studying the notice and "legally correct" steps will be taken.
They said Kejriwal's Vipassana session was "pre-scheduled" and the information was in the public domain. "Everyone knows the chief minister is leaving for Vipassana on December 19. He regularly goes for this meditation course. It's a pre-scheduled and pre-announced plan," AAP MP Raghav Chadha had said.
Earlier, Kejriwal was summoned by the ED on November 2 but he skipped the questioning alleging the notice was illegal and politically motivated. The ED had already arrested former deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in connection with the case.
