Delhi Excise Policy Case: Kavita is unlikely to appear before ED, sources

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha and she is unlikely to appear before the agency on Tuesday, sources said on Monday. Kavita has been asked to appear before the ED on Tuesday. Earlier in September last year, the Enforcement Directorate had issued summons to Kavita and in March in connection with the investigation into the Delhi Liquor Policy case.

Earlier on January 13, the ED had issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the fourth time in its money laundering probe related to irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 case and asked him to join the investigation on January 18. The Delhi Chief Minister follows the third summons which he had quashed last week.

Kejriwal has so far ignored the summons issued by the ED on three occasions, including on January 3, November 2 and December 22, calling it “illegal and politically motivated”. ED wants to record Kejriwal’s statement in this case on issues like policy making, meetings held before finalizing it and bribery allegations. The ED has so far filed five chargesheets in this case, including the chargesheet against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia.