New Delhi, Jan 31: Official sources stated on Wednesday that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has received a fifth and new summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his questioning in the money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor, Kejriwal, has already ignored four summonses from the federal government for January 18, January 3, November 2, and December 21, 2023. These notices were deemed “illegal” by him. It’s acknowledged that the new summons was issued for February 2.The Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021–22, which granted licences to liquor dealers, is accused of enabling cartelization and favouring some dealers who had reportedly paid bribes for it—a allegation that the AAP has always denied. After the strategy was abandoned, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena suggested a CBI investigation, and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a complaint in accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
