Delhi excise policy case: ED summons Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for interrogation on November 2

Official sources stated on Monday that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear for questioning on November 2 in connection with a money-laundering case involving an excise policy.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has issued a summons to Arvind Kejriwal, 55, and sources indicate that the agency intends to record his statement upon his deposition before the case’s investigating officer in Delhi.

According to the sources, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been asked to surrender at the ED’s Delhi office on November 2 at 11 a.m. Kejriwal has never before been called in by the ED. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned him about the case in April.

In its chargesheets filed in the case, the ED has referenced Kejriwal several times and stated that the accused had communication with the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) concerning the formulation and implementation of the now-cancelled Delhi Excise Policy 2021–2022. In a related development, the Supreme Court declared that a transfer of ₹338 crore had been tentatively established in the matter after rejecting the former deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s two separate bail pleas in corruption and money-laundering cases pertaining to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

Sisodia is being held by the court right now. As per the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Sisodia was a key player in the criminal conspiracy and had a significant influence in both formulating and executing the policy to guarantee the accomplishment of the conspiracy’s goals. In the meantime, Manish Sisodia’s bail request in relation to cases involving the purported liquor scam was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday.