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According to the ED, the company needs to file Kejriwal’s assertion within the case on points just like the formulation of coverage, conferences held earlier than it was finalized, and allegations of bribery | Photo: Twitter
After Arvind Kejriwal approached the Delhi High Court towards the ED summons in reference to the Delhi excise policy-linked cash laundering case, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sandeep Pathak on Wednesday mentioned that no matter choice the court docket delivers, they are going to settle for it.
“We have been saying this since the beginning that the entire case is political. As it’s a fake and political case, hence the ED summons are also false on technical and intentional grounds. We have taken it to the court; we have immense faith in the court and whatever decision it delivers, we will accept it. We have to be patient and if we are true, then the judgement will be good too,” Pathak advised ANI.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal towards a number of summons issued to him by ED in Excise coverage case.
The bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain after listening to the preliminary submissions of either side, listed the matter for April 22, 2024. No formal discover was issued as ED opposed the issuance of formal discover as legal professionals of ED appeared earlier than the court docket on advance discover.
Last week, the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal on two complaints filed by ED for non-compliance with summons issued by the company.
During the listening to, Kejriwal had appeared bodily earlier than the court docket.
According to the ED, the company needs to file Kejriwal’s assertion within the case on points just like the formulation of coverage, conferences held earlier than it was finalized, and allegations of bribery.
In its sixth cost sheet filed within the case on December 2, 2023, naming AAP chief Sanjay Singh and his aide Sarvesh Mishra, the ED claimed that the AAP used kickbacks price Rs 45 crore generated through the coverage as a part of its meeting elections marketing campaign in Goa in 2022.
The now-scrapped excise coverage was aimed “at revitalizing the city’s flagging liquor business” and changing a sales-volume-based regime with a licence price for merchants.
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had ordered a probe into alleged irregularities within the coverage. AAP has accused Saxena’s predecessor, Anil Baijal, of sabotaging the transfer with a couple of last-minute adjustments that resulted in lower-than-expected revenues.
Two senior AAP leaders, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, are in judicial custody within the case.
Sisodia, who was the then Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, was arrested by the CBI on February 26 following a number of rounds of questioning. On October 5, ED arrested Sanjay Singh, who’s a Rajya Sabha member.
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First Published: Mar 20 2024 | 2:22 PM IST
