ED summons Kejriwal on Dec 21 in excise case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning on Thursday in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy case, people aware of the matter said on Monday.

"He has been summoned on Thursday," said an officer who asked not to be named, declining to share any further details.

This is the second time that the federal agency summoned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief in the case, and, if he appears before ED, could be the first time that Kejriwal is questioned by ED. Kejriwal was earlier questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as the two federal agencies are probing two different angles in the Delhi liquor policy case.

On November 2, the Delhi chief minister skipped ED's first summons after writing to agency that it did not clarify three things -in what capacity he was being asked to come, as a witness or person of interest; the exact reasons why he was summoned; and was called in his individual capacity or official role as chief minister or AAP's national convener. He also called the summons a "fishing and roving" inquiry.

Kejriwal flew to Singrauli in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh to address a rally later on November 2.