Why Ex Maha HM Anil Deshmukh will not appear before ED today?

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh will not appear before ED today. What did his lawyer say? 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Deshmukh's aides in connection with an alleged 'hafta' case, officials said. They are Kundan Shinde and Sanjeev Palande working as personal staffers with Deshmukh, a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party.