Delhi CM skips ED summons in excise policy case again

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday skipped for the third time the summons issued by the ED in the Delhi excise policy case with the AAP alleging that the repeated notices were part of a conspiracy to arrest him to stop him from campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls.

The BJP claimed Kejriwal did not want the truth to come out. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), however, asserted Kejriwal was ready to cooperate with the agency but claimed the summonses were sent with the intention of arresting him.

"Why has the notice been sent right before elections? The notice is an attempt to stop Kejriwal from campaigning in elections," the party alleged. AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi called the summons a "political" vendetta and said the ED has not responded to Kejriwal's repeated written requests seeking clarity on why he was being called for questioning. "Kejriwal has asked the ED to send all the concerned inquiries in the form of a questionnaire which will be answered duly," she said.