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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (Picture: PTI/Kamal Kishore)
That is the second case registered below the anti-money laundering regulation during which Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday skipped one other summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to a cash laundering case linked to alleged irregularities within the Delhi Jal Board. That is the primary time Kejriwal was summoned within the case.
Calling it a “backup” plan to cease Kejriwal from campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) termed these summons “unlawful” and accused the BJP authorities of utilizing the central companies to focus on opposition leaders.
The occasion additionally sought to know why the probe company is issuing summons regardless of the court docket granting bail for skipping the identical.
Delhi minister Atishi, at a press convention, expressed considerations over the motive behind these actions and stated, “No person is aware of what this Delhi Jal Board (DJB) case is about. This appears to be a backup plan to arrest Kejriwal anyhow and cease him from campaigning within the Lok Sabha polls.”
Within the Delhi Jal Board case, the ED has claimed that funds obtained by corruption in a contract awarded by the Delhi authorities’s division had been allegedly channelled as election funds to the AAP, the ruling occasion in Delhi.
Notably, that is the second case registered below the anti-money laundering regulation during which the 55-year-old politician has been summoned.
The AAP supremo is already going through summons for questioning within the Delhi excise policy-linked cash laundering case and has already skipped eight summonses on this case until now, terming them unlawful.
A contemporary and ninth such summon within the excise coverage case was issued on Sunday which stipulates him to look earlier than an ED investigating officer on March 21.
(With PTI inputs)
