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Hours after the CBI summoned Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP on Friday alleged that the BJP was conspiring to arrest the Delhi chief minister in the “fabricated” excise policy case, and stressed that their fight against corruption won’t be hampered.
The BJP welcomed the CBI move, claiming that it had been saying all along that Kejriwal was the “mastermind of the liquor scam”.
Addressing a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the Delhi chief minister will appear before the CBI on April 16.
Earlier, The CBI Friday summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on April 16 in connection with the excise policy scam case, in which his former deputy Manish Sisodia was arrested last month.
According to the notice issued by the CBI, Kejriwal has been called to appear at the agency headquarters at 11 AM on Sunday to answer queries of the investigating team as a witness in the case, officials said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) called it a conspiracy and confirmed that Kejriwal will appear before the agency on Sunday.
