Currently, the Prime Minister is performing a Vipassana, says Gopal Rai
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will seek legal advice on the new Enforcement Directorate summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he returns from his Vipassana, senior party leader Gopal Rai said on Saturday.
After Kejriwal skipped the second summons on Thursday, the ED on Friday issued another notice to Kejriwal for questioning on January 3 in its excise-linked money laundering probe in Delhi.
Rai, environment minister and state president of AAP in Delhi, told PTI Video on the sidelines of a press conference that “the chief minister is currently undertaking a Vipassana”.
“There is no communication with him. Once he returns, we will seek legal advice and then decide,” he said.
Responding to the summons, the AAP had said in a statement on Friday that it is merely a political revenge to counter the growing popularity of the party across the country.
This is the third notice issued to Kejriwal, the AAP national president, after he refused to appear before the federal agency on two previous summons for November 2 and December 21.
The Delhi Chief Minister is currently undergoing a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.
Kejriwal skipped the second summons, claiming on Thursday that it was issued at the behest of political rivals seeking to silence the voice of the opposition ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Delhi Chief Minister left for an undisclosed location for his Vipassana course on Wednesday. He had sent his reply to the ED on Wednesday.
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First print: December 23, 2023 | 4:25 PM IST