AAP ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj tweeted late on Wednesday night that they had information that the ED may raid Kejriwal’s residence in the morning.
Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj raised alarm late on Wednesday night claiming they had information that ED would raid Kejriwal’s residence on Thursday morning and then Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to be arrested. “News coming in that ED is going to raid @ArvindKejriwal’s residence tmrw morning. Arrest likely,” Atishi tweeted at 11.50pm on Wednesday. Two minutes later, Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj posted the same thing in Hindi, “Got to know ED will be reaching Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house tomorrow morning and is likely to arrest him.”
The late-night claims surfaced after Kejriwal skipped the ED summons for the third time in connection with the alleged liquor scam calling the summons illegal — triggering sharp responses from the BJP.
VIDEO | Security deployed outside #Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence.
CM Kejriwal had yesterday skipped the third summons by the ED in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) pic.twitter.com/lr1YaoPz1n
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 4, 2024
Security around Kejriwal’s house was tightened on Thursday morning.
“What is Arvind Kejriwal scared of? Has he abandoned Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, who continue to be in jail in the Liquor Excise scam. Kejriwal, Instead of skipping ED summons, should take lessons in corruption for I.N.D.I Alliance leaders, who can also enrich themselves with his experience…” the BJP tweeted as the BJP leaders asked why he was not moving the court if he found the ED summons illegal.
Kejriwal skipped the first summons on November 2 citing administrative duties in Delhi ahead of Diwali and election campaigning in Madhya Pradesh. The next summons was on December 21 and Kejriwal left for his vipassana a day before. On December 3, Kejriwal wrote to ED he was busy with the Rajya Sabha elections and was ready to answer the questionnaire if they sent it. Kejriwal said the agency did not reply to his earlier letters in which he sought to know more context on why he was being summoned.
