New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has taken note of the Enforcement Directorate's complaint against Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, and has summoned him for a hearing on February 17, 2024. This action follows Kejriwal's consistent failure to adhere to summons issued by the central probe agency concerning the money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor policy.

Kejriwal has justified his absence, denouncing the summonses as "unlawful," and has alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is behind a scheme to undermine the stability of the Delhi government by aiming for his arrest. The chief minister's pattern of avoiding ED summonses began on November 2, when he initially disregarded the noti...