Delhi liquor scam: ED summons to Kejriwal a conspiracy to arrest him, says AAP

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh addressing media. (Screengrab)

In the wake of the ED summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi liquor scam case, the AAP on Friday, 14 April, alleged that the CBI summoned him as he spoke about the Adani issue and asserted that such notices would not deter their fight against corruption.

Addressing a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the CBI summon was a conspiracy to arrest CM Kejriwal.

जिस दिन Delhi Assembly में CM @ArvindKejriwal ने समझाया—Adani में लगा कालाधन Modi का है

उसी दिन मोदी ने केजरीवाल को Arrest करने का षड्यंत्र शुरू कर दिया

CBI Summon से लड़ाई नहीं रुकेगी,घर-घर तक आवाज़ पहुंचेगी—मोदी ने दोस्त की Co. में लाखों करोड़ का कालाधन लगाया

—@SanjayAzadSln pic.twitter.com/yvlMbN1PkH

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) April 14, 2023

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Asked to appear on 16 April

The CBI has summoned the Delhi chief minister on 16 April, officials said on Friday.

Kejriwal has been asked to be present at the agency headquarters at 11 AM to answer queries of the investigating team, they said.

“Delhi chief minister had spoken about the Adani issue in Delhi Vidhan Sabha. That same day, I had told him that you will be next. Narendra Modi-led Centre is corrupt from head to toe and Kejriwal’s fight against corruption won’t stop due to such notices,” Singh said.

The senior leader said Kejriwal will appear before CBI on 16 April.

“This notice is a conspiracy to arrest Chief Minister Kejriwal. This notice will neither be able to silence the AAP nor Kejriwal,” he said.

The central probe agency has already arrested former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the case.

It is alleged that the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licences to liquor traders favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge strongly refuted by the AAP. The policy was later scrapped.

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