Kejriwal gets sixth ED summons

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued sixth summons to Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with an ongoing investigation into the now-scrapped liquor policy. He has been asked to appear before the probe agency on 19th February.

The sixth summons comes days after a Delhi court noted that prima facie the Delhi Chief Minister was legally bound to comply with ED’s summons. He was earlier called by the ED on 2nd February, 18th January and 3rd January in this year and on 21st December and 2nd November in 2023. Each previous summons was labeled as illegal by the CM.

In its complaint to the court, the ED alleged that Delhi’s Chief Minister intentionally disobeyed the summons and kept on giving lame excuses. If a high-ranking public functionary like him disobeyed the law, it would "set a wrong example for the common man,” the agency observed. Regarding this matter, the court directed the Chief Minister to appear before the court on 17th February.