Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday issued summons to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear before the court on February 17 in the Delhi Liquor Policy case.
The court has asked CM Kejriwal to appear in person in the next hearing. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved the court after the Delhi CM skipped five summons by the agency in the alleged money laundering case.
On the fresh summon by the Delhi Court, the AAP said that they will study the court order and take the appropriate legal step. They further said that they will tell the court how all summonses issued by ED are unlawful and illegal.
On Wednesday morning, the Delhi court had reserved verdict in ED's case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for skipping summons and later announced it at 4 PM.
So far, the ED has issued five summons to Kejriwal in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam over the last four months. However, the chief minister has skipped the summons claiming that they are illegal.
The ED moved court against Kejriwal for non-compliance of the summons received by him in the money laundering case. The central agency has filed a petition in the court to issue summons to Kejriwal for skipping summons.
ED filed complaints against the Delhi CM under Section 190 (1)(a) of Cr.P.C. read with Section 200 of the Code, Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 63 (4) of PMLA, 2002.
Kejriwal had earlier written a letter to the central agency, calling the summonses issued against him "illegal and politically motivated". He alleged that this was an attempt to prevent him from campaigning in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the country.
The matter was heard by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts.