Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra targetted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for skipping the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case.
Sambit Patra said that Kejriwal “ran away” fearing the ED summons and alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal is the “kingpin” of the liquor scam.
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Addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Delhi in Thursday, Patra stated, “It is evident that those who called themselves honest are not only dishonest, but shameless too,” said BJP leader Sambit Patra addressing the press conference at party headquarters in New Delhi.
He raised several questions on Kejriwal’s reluctance to face the ED’s summons, asserting, “Today you don’t want to appear before the Enforcement Directorate and ask how in what capacity have you been called?…You have been called by ED as you are the ocean of corruption, as the source of corruption from where corruption emerges in Delhi.”
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“When the Supreme Court has acknowledged the existence of a money trail amounting to Rs 338 crore in the liquor scam, the public deserves to know whether an investigation into Arvind Kejriwal’s role is warranted. The Rs 338 crore money trail in this scandal is just the tip of the iceberg,” he added.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in an excise policy-linked case and wrote to the agency demanding withdrawal of the notice summoning him, claiming it was “illegal and politically motivated”.