Court denies permanent exemption for CM in riots case
A local court here has refused to grant Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma permanent exemption from appearance in court for hearings in the 13-year-old Gopalganj communal riots case.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appeared before a Delhi court through video conferencing in connection with a complaint filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for skipping its summons.
The court granted him a day’s exemption from physical appearance.
The Chief Minister informed the court that although he wanted to attend the proceedings in person, he could not do so as the ongoing budget session of the Delhi Assembly was scheduled to discuss the confidence motion.
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The court adjourned the matter until March 16 after Kejriwal submitted an application seeking exemption from personal appearance. He will now appear in person before the court on the next date.
On February 7, the Rouse Avenue Court took cognisance of a complaint filed by the ED and asked the Delhi CM to appear before it on February 17.
The central agency filed the complaint in court when Kejriwal skipped its fifth summons issued in connection with the liquor policy case. He was directed to appear before the agency on February 2. Before this, he had also skipped the fourth summons issued by the ED wherein he was asked to join the probe on January 18.
AAP had called the ED notices unlawful when the Delhi CM skipped its fifth summons. The party had said it will proceed according to the law in this regard.
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