New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday stated that the Enforcement Directorate ought to have waited for the court docket’s verdict within the excise coverage case earlier than issuing summons to him for questioning. “We are giving them replies as per the law. Now, they have filed a case. ED should wait for the court’s judgement before issuing any fresh summon…” Kejriwal stated when requested about skipping the ED summons prior to now.
#WATCH | On skipping ED summons, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says “We are giving them replies as per the law. Now, they have filed a case. ED should wait for the court’s judgement before issuing any fresh summon…” pic.twitter.com/y5HYBYfK3h
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Kejriwal on Monday skipped the sixth summon issued by the Enforcement Directorate in reference to an excise coverage case linked to cash laundering. The Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson, Priyanka Kakkar additionally stated that the celebration has replied to all of the ED summons and the investigative company ought to have waited for the court docket’s verdict within the case.
The AAP referred to as the ED summons ‘unlawful’ saying that the matter of the validity of the summons is now in court docket.
“We have replied to all summons from the ED. In court, the last date was February 17th and CM Arvind Kejriwal was virtually present there. The next date of hearing is March 16th. We are law-abiding people; whatever the court says, we will follow. ED should have waited for the verdict on the case. So this is a wrong summon,” Priyanka Kakkar stated.
“ED itself has gone to court. Instead of sending summons again and again, ED should wait for the court’s decision,” a celebration supply stated earlier in the present day.
Meanwhile, on February 2, Kejriwal skipped the ED’s summons for the fifth time in reference to the cash laundering probe associated to irregularities within the Delhi excise coverage 2021-22 case. Kejriwal, on February 17, appeared earlier than the Rouse Avenue Court through video conferencing following a criticism by the ED over his alleged non-compliance with its summons.
The Delhi Chief Minister, whereas showing nearly, knowledgeable the court docket that he needed to affix the court docket proceedings bodily, however as a result of confidence movement and funds classes, he was unable to attend bodily.
The ED just lately filed a recent criticism case beneath sections 190 (1)(a) and 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 63 (4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for non-attendance in compliance with Section 50 of PMLA.
Amid all this, sources within the ED claimed that the court docket has taken cognizance of a criticism by a probe company beneath Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code towards the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief.
Section 174 pertains to not obeying a authorized order to attend a sure place in particular person or by an agent. The criticism was filed towards Kejriwal for deliberately disobeying the primary three summons issued to him, sources stated.
