Now, Kejri's turn to be grilled by ED

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case on November 2, official sources said on Monday.

Kejriwal (55) has been issued the summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and according to sources, the agency will record his statement once he deposes before the investigating officer.

The AAP national convenor has been asked to depose at the ED's Delhi office at 11 am on November 2, the sources said. This is the first time Kejriwal has been summoned by the ED.

He was questioned by the CBI in the case in April. Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said it is clear the BJP-led Centre's only goal is to finish the AAP.

"They are leaving no stone unturned to frame Kejriwal in a fake case and send him to jail," Bharadwaj said.

The ED has mentioned Kejriwal's name in its chargesheets and said the accused were in touch with him regarding the preparation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

The ED has claimed that it has recorded the statement of Butchibabu, an accountant allegedly linked to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, in which he said "there was political understanding between K Kavitha and the chief minister.'' (PTI)