Excise Policy Case: ED summons Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for fourth time

News Summary:

• ED issues fourth summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
• Kejriwal refused third summons on January 3
• Earlier summons related to alleged Delhi liquor scam
• Kejriwal questions "ED's non-disclosure and non-response approach"
• New summons date set for Kejriwal on January 18

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued its fourth summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday for questioning into the alleged Delhi excise policy case. He has been asked to appear before the central probe agency on January 18, sources said.

The summon comes after the Delhi Chief Minister refused to depose before the ED for the third time on January 3.

The ED issued a third summons to CM Kejriwal on December 22 last year, in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor scam case, asking him to appear before the agency on January 3.

After skipping the third summons of the investigating agency Kejriwal, in his reply to the ED, expressed his readiness to cooperate with the investigation but declined to appear on the summoned date, calling the notice "illegal."

Kejriwal further questioned the agency for not responding to his earlier replies when the summons was sent to him and he had raised certain queries on the nature of the agency's investigation.

In his written reply to the ED, the Delhi CM said "As a premier investigating agency the non-disclosure and non-response approach adopted by you cannot sustain the test of law, equity or justice. Your obstinacy is tantamount to assuming the role of judge, jury and executioner at the same time which is not acceptable in our country governed by the rule of law."

(With ANI inputs)