New Delhi. Today, ED interrogated Kejriwal government minister Kailash Gehlot for about 5 hours in the Delhi Liquor Policy scam case. ED had sent summons to Gehlot in the morning and called him for questioning today itself and asked him to record his statement under PMLA. AAP Aadmi Party MLA from Najafgarh Kailash Gehlot is the Transport, Law and Home Minister in the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In the liquor policy case, the investigating agency says that Kailash Gehlot was part of the group which had prepared the draft of the liquor policy.
#WATCH , After questioning by the ED in the money laundering case linked to the Delhi Excise Policy, Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot says, “Whatever questions were asked to me, I answered all of them… The government bungalow was allotted to me in Civil Lines, but I have always… https://t.co/n1GkuwukLg pic.twitter.com/b0ZoJ3bRi9
— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2024
After ED’s inquiry, Delhi Minister Kailash Gehlot says that whatever questions were asked to me, I answered all them. I was allotted a government bungalow in Civil Lines, but I have always lived in my private residence in Vasant Kunj because my wife and children did not want to move from there. Vijay Nair was living in the bungalow allotted to me. Let us tell you that CBI has already arrested Vijay Nair in this case. It is said that Vijay used to stay at Kailash Gehlot’s residence after coming to Delhi, on which he clarified. He said that the first summons was issued to me a month ago during the assembly proceedings and I had asked for some time. Today, after the second summons, I appeared before the ED. In his defence, Gehlot said that I have never been a part of the Goa election campaign and I am unaware of whatever happened.
Kailash Gehlot is considered close to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by ED on March 21 in a money laundering case related to Delhi Excise Policy. Kejriwal is currently in ED custody till April 1. Apart from this, AAP government’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and AAP MP Sanjay Singh have already been arrested in the same case. Apart from this, former Telangana CM KCR’s daughter K. Kavita has also been arrested by ED recently.