4th ED Summons To Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the ‘Delhi liquor policy case’ for the fourth time. On January 18, he is scheduled to appear before the investigative agency.

This comes after Arvind Kejriwal’s refusal to appear for questioning on January 3, claiming that the ED’s summons was unlawful and that its sole purpose was to arrest him. The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Kejriwal, had previously declined to come before the investigation team when they had issued two summonses for November 2 and December 21.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had questioned the AAP chief in April on the matter, but the agency had not officially accused him. There has been a great deal of conjecture that the Enforcement Directorate would arrest the chief minister of Delhi following his interrogation ever since the agency sent out its first summons.

With Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Satyendra Jain, three of its leaders, imprisoned, the AAP has long been prepared for this possibility and has deliberated over potential next steps. They even want Kejriwal to stay the Chief Minister and conduct his work from jail.