CM Kejriwal skips fifth summons in Delhi liquor policy case, AAP calls ED notice illegal
The AAP supremo has skipped four ED summons so far – November 2 and December 21 last year, and January 3 and January 18. He called these communications 'illegal' and 'politically motivated'.
New Delhi: Chief Minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal will not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday for questioning in a money laundering case related to Delhi's excise policy. The ED on Wednesday issued a fresh and fifth summons to Arvind Kejriwal after skipping four previous summons from the federal agency in the last four months. “Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will also not appear before ED today. The party calls the summons 'unlawful'. We will respond to the lawful call. Prime Minister Modi's aim is to arrest Arvind Kejriwal and topple the Delhi government. We will not allow this to happen,” AAP said.
The AAP supremo has skipped four ED summons so far – November 2 and December 21 last year, and January 3 and January 18. He called these communications 'illegal' and 'politically motivated'.
Kejriwal along with his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will participate in a protest outside the BJP headquarters on Friday against the alleged “cheating” in the Chandigarh mayoral elections. Kejriwal will lead AAP's protest outside the BJP headquarters in Delhi at 11 am.
Security has been beefed up in Central Delhi with the deployment of additional personnel in view of demonstrations by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP on Friday.
#WATCH | Heavy security deployed outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office in Delhi.
As CM and party national president Arvind Kejriwal skips the fifth ED summons in the Delhi excise policy case, he is expected to join party workers and leaders in holding protest outside.. . pic.twitter.com/yj4PdMSkRK
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While the AAP will protest outside the BJP headquarters against alleged cheating in the Chandigarh mayoral elections, the BJP has said its members will protest near the AAP headquarters against the 'corruption' of the Arvind Kejriwal government.
The headquarters of both parties are located on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg and the distance between them is less than 800 meters.