New Delhi. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has already been arrested and sent to Tihar jail after becoming an accused in the liquor scam. Now a big crisis seems to be brewing for his Aam Aadmi Party also. According to the news of English newspaper The Indian Express, the Enforcement Directorate i.e. ED is going to make Aam Aadmi Party along with Arvind Kejriwal an accused in the liquor scam. For the first time, a political party is set to be made an accused in a money laundering case. According to the news, ED is finalizing the charge sheet in this case.
According to newspaper news, a charge sheet has already been filed in this case. There may be names of 4-5 more people in the latest chargesheet. According to sources, in the supplementary charge sheet which is going to be filed by ED, BRS MLC K. Kavita and Goa political activist Chanpreet Singh are also likely to be named. Chanpreet Singh was arrested by ED on April 15. Chanpreet has been accused of funding Aam Aadmi Party in the Goa Assembly elections. ED had already described Aam Aadmi Party as a company in the court in this case. In such a situation, there are preparations to make the party also an accused under Section 70 of the Money Laundering Act.
If ED makes Aam Aadmi Party an accused, then its properties and bank accounts will also be confiscated. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju had also said in the Rouse Avenue court that the ED intends to seize some of the party’s assets, but is hesitant in taking such a step due to the elections. Manish Sisodia was arrested in the liquor scam case. When he went to the court, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the ED, had indicated in the Supreme Court that the Aam Aadmi Party could also be made an accused. Apart from Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia is currently in jail in the Delhi liquor scam case. Whereas, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has got bail recently.