‘ED summons to Kejriwal political posturing by govt’

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate’s fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seems more of political posturing of the Centre than a legal process, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Friday.

In a statement later, the AAP said it cannot confirm if another summons has been received since Kejriwal has left for his Vipassana meditation course.

A day after Kejriwal skipped the second summons, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a fresh notice to Kejriwal for questioning on January 3 in the excise policy-linked money laundering investigation, official sources said on Friday.

The AAP said in an official statement, “This is a completely fake case only to target the AAP leadership. The BJP has not been able to produce a single evidence in the courts. It’s just political vendetta to counter the growing popularity of the AAP across the country.”

“Since CM Arvind Kejriwal has left for Vipassana, we cannot confirm if another summons has been received or not,” it added.

In a post on X, Bharadwaj said, “Everyone knows that Hon’ble CM Arvind Kejriwal is in Vipassana. The ED knows well that he can’t be served summons while he is without any communication during 10 days meditation.”

“This summons appears more of a political posturing of the central government than a legal process,” the AAP leader said.

This is the third notice to Kejriwal, the AAP’s national convenor, after he refused to appear before the federal agency on two earlier summonses for November 2 and December 21.

The Delhi chief minister is currently undertaking a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.