Last Updated: March 21, 2024, 08:27 IST
Arvind Kejriwal told the Delhi high court he won’t appear before the ED as there is a ‘clear intent’ to arrest him with elections around the corner. (File Image: PTI)
The Enforcement Directorate has so far issued nine summons to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in liquor policy ‘scam’ case.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday moved a fresh plea in Delhi High Court, seeking no coercive action against him. The division bench, led by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, is set to hear the matter this morning. The Enforcement Directorate has so far issued nine summons to him liquor policy ‘scam’ case.
On Wednesday, Kejriwal told the Delhi high court he won’t appear before the ED as there is a “clear intent” to arrest him with elections around the corner.
His reply came after the court asked the CM why he is not appearing before the investigating agency for questioning in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case, as it sought the agency’s stand on the AAP leader’s plea challenging the summonses issues against him.
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