The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the Rouse Avenue court in the liquor policy scam, and expressed that the party respects the court’s order and will present its part before the honorable court.
Senior AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi, while addressing a press conference here said that the party will inform the court as to why Delhi CM skipped the five summons issued by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), and also he refrained from appearing before the probe agency.
She said that the AAP will inform the court that all the five summons issued by ED were illegal, and also apprise the honorable court that the Delhi CM gave a written response to every summon by the federal agency informing them about what all was not according to law in their notices and also asked questions to the ED, however the agency did not respond to any of the written communications by the AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal.
ED not responding to letters sent by Kejriwal, made it evident that the agency has no basis to prove the legality of the notices, Atishi said.
AAP leader also claimed that the summons by the agency have always landed following a press conference by the BJP where the saffron party talks of Kejriwal being sent to jail, or ED is going to arrest Delhi CM, and added that the AAP will also inform the court about this.
Atishi further alleged that summons are not based on any legal ground, but, are part of a conspiracy being hatched against Kejriwal, to put him behind the bars, after calling him at the ED office.
She claimed that the ED summons have always followed after press conferences by the BJP, and all this was a part of an alleged political conspiracy.
Atishi further said that the party will also tell the court that it has been two years since the probe was on in the liquor policy case and nothing happened, while as soon as the elections are nearing with the time of campaigning approaching close, the AAP chief is continuously being summoned.
“We will tell the court that all this is being done to stop Kejriwal from campaigning,” Atishi said, adding that there is a conspiracy to topple Delhi government, as our MLAs are being approached and lured and being offered money and tickets, after being told that soon the AAP government will fall.
Further, the AAP leader informed that the party will also put in fron of the court about what happened during the past two days, ” the court must know how the centre is misusing the agencies against opposition,” said Atishi.
Delhi CM has been summoned by the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court to appear on February 17, acting on a complaint filed by the Directorate of Enforcement after Kejriwal’s non-compliance with ED summons in connection with the liquor policy case.