Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday skipped the Enforcement Directorate summons for the third time. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that the party chief is “ready to cooperate” with the investigations, however the ED’s notice is “illegal”.
Kejriwal has also sent his response to the anti-corruption agency.
AAP said that the investigating agency’s intention is to arrest the party chief. “Why has the notice been sent right before elections? The notice is an attempt to stop Kejriwal from campaigning in elections,” the party alleged.
Reacting to the ED summons to Kejriwal, AAP Leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has said that the timing of ED notice is questionable, especially when Lok Sabha elections coming up.
Saying that the entire nation is discussing the federal agency’s summons to the Delhi CM, Bharadwaj said. “Even after repeated questions, it is a mystery that ED has not answered as to in which capacity is Kejriwal being summoned.”
The AAP leader noted that the investigations have been on for one and a half year and the chargesheet has also been filed. Then “Why is Kejriwal being summoned now?” Bharadwaj asked, adding that, ED and the Central government “must answer this”.
“Cooperation with investigative agencies does not mean that we will appear before you and you will arrest us,” the AAP leader said. The party has given all the information to them, he said, adding that their national treasurer has also appeared for questioning.
