NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate to appear for questioning on December 21, marking a significant development in the Delhi liquor policy case. This is the AAP supremo’s second summons in relation to the case. The investigation team had previously called the chief minister of Delhi on November 2. He had, however, ignored the summons, citing obligations to governance and elections. Kejriwal responded to the previous ED summons by stating that it seemed to be “a fishing and roving inquiry” and did not specify in what capacity he is being called.The ED summons was deemed “illegal and politically motivated” by his Aam Aadmi Party, which also demanded that it be revoked right away. The AAP claimed that the BJP, which controls the federal government, gave the order for Kejriwal to receive an ED summons. This would be Kejriwal’s second appearance before the ED, where he would be questioned by a central probe agency. In relation to the now-canceled Delhi excise policy, Kejriwal was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for approximately nine hours on April 16. The first prominent AAP figure to be detained by the CBI was Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. The charges stemmed from alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the liquor policy, which was later rescinded due to accusations of collusion by the opposition.
