Panaji, November 29: A Goa court has issued a summons to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an alleged case of violation of the code of conduct. According to this summons, he has been ordered to appear in court on November 29.
Regarding this summons, the local unit of Aam Aadmi Party said that they have received the summons sent by the court. But we have no information about any such criminal cases against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
According to information received from court sources, a case has been registered under Section 171 (E) of the Indian Penal Code. Which is related to the Representation of the People Act and bribery. This summon has been issued by the Judicial Magistrate First Class in Mapusa.
AAP’s Goa unit chief Amit Palekar said that summons have been issued to Arvind Kejriwal to appear in the court on Wednesday, November 29 and we received this summons a day earlier i.e. on Tuesday, November 28. He said that we do not have detailed information as to when the charge sheet was filed.
AAP’s Goa unit chief Amit Palekar is an advocate by profession. He said that he would appear in court on behalf of Kejriwal. He further said that we would decide after receiving the documents whether to challenge this action in the higher court or not.
