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Arvind Kejriwal fears arrest

before 2024 elections as BJP

accuses him of corruption

Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson says that the only target of the BJP is to “finish” AAP and “arrest”

the Delhi Chief Minister before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls

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New Delhi
elhi Chief Minister skipped
the third summons issued to
Dhim by the Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) on Wednesday. The
ED issued a third summons to CM
Kejriwal on December 22 last year, in
connection with the alleged Delhi li-
quor scam case, asking him to appear
before the agency on January 3.
Alleging that the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) has sent a “false
summons” to him, Delhi Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal said that he has
explained to the ED why their sum-
mons is illegal adding that his biggest
strength and asset is his “honesty.”
Addressing a press conference
on Thursday, Delhi’s Chief Min-
ister said, “In the last two years, all
the agencies of BJP have conducted
many raids but not a single penny Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference regarding his summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor
was found. If there is corruption then policy case in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI)
where is the money? AAP leaders are
kept in jail in such fake cases. Now try. “Today, opposition leaders are investigating agency were illegal. Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thak-
BJP wants to arrest me. My biggest being included in the BJP through “It is clear that they (BJP) want ur on Thursday slammed Delhi Chief
strength and asset is my honesty.” ED. Whoever joins his party, all his to finish Aam Aadmi Party and arrest Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not
Questioning the timing of the matters get resolved. Today honest Arvind Kejriwal before Lok Sabha appearing before the Enforcement
notice just before the 2024 Lok leaders like Manish Sisodia, San- elections. He is ready to cooperate Directorate and said people are ask-
Sabha elections, the Delhi CM said jay Singh and Vijay Nair have been with the legal process. Till now, all ing if the Aam Admi Party leader is
that the Bharatiya Janata Party wants put in jail. I have always fought for summons served to him are illegal,” above the law of the land. Talking to
to stop him from campaigning for the country. Every breath of mine Shah said. reporters here, Thakur said Kerjiwal
the Lok Sabha elections. “My law- is for the country. We have to save When asked about from where is “scared to appear before the ED”.
yers told me that the summons was the country together. I am fighting they got the news of the raids at Ke- Meanwhile, reacting to Del-
illegal, I wrote the question and sent against them with all my heart, I need jriwal’s residence, the AAP leader hi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
it to ED. Should I obey an unlawful your support,” he said. said, “Last night from our credible not appearing before the Enforce-
summon? If a legal summons comes, Coming down heavily at the sources, we got to know that a raid ment Directorate, Samajwadi Party
I will comply with it. Why am I be- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam will be conducted and Arvind Kejri- Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday
ing called just before the Lok Sabha Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jasmine wal will be arrested.” said that this is nothing new adding
elections? Eight months ago, I was Shah alleged that the only target of Meanwhile, AAP’s chief Nation- that the government is doing probe
called by CBI, I went and gave all the the BJP is to “finish” AAP and “ar- al Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar against all opposition leaders. “This
answers. Today they want to stop me rest” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind said that three of our leaders have is nothing new, the government is
from campaigning for the Lok Sabha Kejriwal before the upcoming Lok been in jail for a long time without doing probe against all opposition
elections,” he added. Sabha polls. any evidence and for the sheer rea- leaders, putting pressure on them
AAP chief further said that he Speaking to reporters on Thurs- son that BJP can’t compete with and insulting them. The whole na-
has always fought for the country and day, Shah claimed that all the sum- Arvind Kejriwal in policies. tion knows that agencies are being
till his last, he will fight for the coun- mons served to the Delhi CM by the But Union Information and misused,” he said.

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