"Kejriwal can't escape from the truth," says Punjab BJP chief after Delhi CM skips ED summons
Mar 18, 2024
Chandigarh [India], March 18 : Punjab BJP Chief Sunil Jakhar on Monday criticized Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, after the latter skipped the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) summons, stating that the truth of their corrupt practices cannot be hidden and will inevitably emerge. He further emphasised that the law's grip is tightening every day.
"The chief of the (AAP) party, Arvind Kejriwal, came here on bail... The grip of the law is getting firmer each day... The real face of the so-called 'Kattar Imandar' party is out in the open. No matter how much they politicise it, they cannot escape the truth. They will have to answer for their corrupt ways," he said.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal skipped the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) summons on Monday.
The ED had issued a summons to Arvind Kejriwal for Monday in connection with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) money laundering probe. He was issued a summons by the ED under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the Delhi Jal Board case.
The Bharatiya Janata Party lashed out at the Delhi CM after he skipped the ED summons, saying that the Delhi Jal Board case is bigger than the liquor scam.
Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva said, "He (Arvind Kejriwal) has done such a lot of corruption in Delhi that now only summons are left for him. He is running from the Delhi Jal Board summons. But everyone knows that the Delhi Jal Board case is bigger than the liquor scam."
BJP leader Harish Khurana reacted to the Delhi CM skipping ED summons in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi Jal Board and said that the AAP chief once again proved that he has no respect for the law.
"Once again, CM Kejriwal has proved that he has no respect for the law. The ED summoned him in the Delhi Jal Board case. However, he is deliberately evading it. He might be hiding something since he is running from the ED," he added.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal has so far skipped eight previous summons issued by the ED in the Delhi Excise Policy case on March 4, February 26, February 19, February 2, January 18, January 3, November 2 and December 22, calling them "illegal and politically motivated." The ED wants to record Kejriwal's statement in the case on issues like the formulation of policy, meetings held before it was finalised, and allegations of bribery.
