New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday mentioned that the Enforcement Directorate ought to have waited for the courtroom’s verdict within the excise coverage case earlier than issuing summons to him for questioning. “We’re giving them replies as per the legislation. Now, they’ve filed a case. ED ought to look ahead to the courtroom’s judgement earlier than issuing any contemporary summon…” Kejriwal mentioned when requested about skipping the ED summons up to now.
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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 Get together spokesperson, Priyanka Kakkar additionally mentioned that the social gathering has replied to all of the ED summons and the investigative company ought to have waited for the courtroom’s verdict within the case.
The AAP known as the ED summons ‘unlawful’ saying that the matter of the validity of the summons is now in courtroom.
“We have now replied to all summons from the ED. In courtroom, the final date was February 17th and CM Arvind Kejriwal was just about current there. The following date of listening to is March 16th. We’re law-abiding folks; regardless of the courtroom says, we’ll comply with. ED ought to have waited for the decision on the case. So this can be a unsuitable summon,” Priyanka Kakkar mentioned.
“ED itself has gone to courtroom. As an alternative of sending summons many times, ED ought to look ahead to the courtroom’s determination,” a celebration supply mentioned earlier at this time.
In the meantime, 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 Courtroom by way of video conferencing following a grievance by the ED over his alleged non-compliance with its summons.
The Delhi Chief Minister, whereas showing just about, knowledgeable the courtroom that he needed to affix the courtroom proceedings bodily, however as a result of confidence movement and funds classes, he was unable to attend bodily.
The ED just lately filed a contemporary grievance case beneath sections 190 (1)(a) and 200 of the Code of Prison Process, Part 174 of the Indian Penal Code, and Part 63 (4) of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) for non-attendance in compliance with Part 50 of PMLA.
Amid all this, sources within the ED claimed that the courtroom has taken cognizance of a grievance by a probe company beneath Part 174 of the Indian Penal Code in opposition to the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) chief.
Part 174 pertains to not obeying a authorized order to attend a sure place in individual or by an agent. The grievance was filed in opposition to Kejriwal for deliberately disobeying the primary three summons issued to him, sources mentioned.
