The Enforcement Directorate may file a chargesheet against the Aam Aadmi Party in the alleged Delhi excise scam sometime this week, without again summoning Delhi CM and AAP’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal for questioning.
This was indicated by sources who said that the ED has, in the meantime, questioned AAP’s national treasurer Narayan Das Gupta, the Rajya Sabha MP who is privy to all decisions of the party with regards to its finances.
Inclusion of AAP in the chargesheet is crucial for the agency since, in response to a query from the Supreme Court, it had told the apex court that the party was among the main beneficiaries of the Rs 100 crore alleged payoffs from the liquor cartel for whose benefit rules were allegedly tweaked. The ED also gave an undertaking to the SC to complete the trial of former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia within six months.
