Delhi Liquor Scam Prob Escalates: ED Summons Chief Minister Kejriwal on Nov 2

The heat of the Delhi Liquor Scam has now reached up to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. ED has already arrested Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh in this case. Now, on November 2, ED has issued summons to Kejriwal for questioning in connection with its ongoing probe into the Delhi excise policy case.

Kejriwal has been issued the summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency will record his statement once he deposes before the investigating officer of the case in Delhi.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with its ongoing investigation into the Delhi excise policy case. On November 2, Kejriwal is scheduled to be questioned, following the earlier summons by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in April this year related to the same case.

Notably, in the first information report (FIR) filed by the CBI on August 17 last year, Kejriwal was not named as an accused.

In February 2023, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia faced arrest by the CBI due to alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of Delhi’s (now-scrapped) new excise policy. The policy was withdrawn amid allegations of foul play by the opposition, and Sisodia remains in judicial custody.

According to the CBI, Sisodia played a pivotal role in the criminal conspiracy, deeply involved in formulating and implementing the policy to achieve the objectives of the said conspiracy. Same allegations are also leveled upon Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. Sanjay singh is also in Judicial Custody.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court dismissed the bail plea filed on behalf of Manish Sisodia in connection with cases related to the alleged liquor scam on Monday.