Arvind Kejriwal Summoned By Court

After the probe agency files a fresh complaint…

Delhi court has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal to appear on March 16.

The fresh summons comes after the central agency, which wants to question Mr. Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

The court said that the CM had skipped multiple summons issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Mr. Kejriwal has skipped eight summonses issued by the ED.

He has accused the Narendra Modi government of using central agencies to target Opposition leaders.

The last summons by the agency was issued late in February and set March 4 as the date of questioning.

The AAP leader skipped the summons, calling it "illegal", but said he was ready to appear before the agency through video-conferencing (VC).

The central agency, however, insisted on a physical appearance and said there is no provision for questioning via video-conferencing.

The ED has arrested two AAP leaders, Delhi's former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, in the money laundering case relating to Delhi's now-scrapped excise policy.

The AAP leader has hit the Centre over the summons. "Those who refuse to join the BJP are sent to jail.

Satyendar Jain, Manish Sisodia, and Sanjay Singh will get bail tomorrow if they join the BJP. Even I will stop getting ED summons if I join the BJP now," he said.