Excise policy scam case: CBI summons Kejriwal tomorrow
Delhi CM Will Appear Before 3rda Agency: Party
- New Delhi: The CBI Friday summoned Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on April 16 in connection with the excise policy scam case, in which his former deputy Manish Sisodia was arrested last month.
- According to the notice issued by the CBI, Kejriwal has been called to appear at the agency headquarters at llam on Sunday to answer queries of the investigating team as a witness in the case, officials said.
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) called it a conspiracy and confirmed that Kejriwal will Alsaid. pear before the agency on Sunday
- There are allegations that money raised from tweaking the policy in Favor of certain liquor dealers and the South lobby was suspected to be pumped in for election purposes by the AAP, which is under the probe as part of the money trail, agency sources said.
- They said the process of policy formulation and influence of South lobby, besides changes in the draft stages, was in the know of the chief minister, which makes it necessary to put questions to him.
- Kejriwal may also be asked about an "untraceable" file containing details of the expert committee and public comments when the policy was at a nascent stage of for- emulation and referral of the issue to Group of Ministers (GOM) headed by Sisodia; be sides his possible conversation with suspects in the case, they said.
- Sources have stated that the final role of Kejriwal, whether as a witness or an accused, will be decided while filing a charge sheet in the case after considering multiple factors.