CBI questions Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for nine hours in liquor policy case

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday questioned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for more than eight hours in a case related to now-scrapped excise policy of the city.

The CBI had issued summons to Kejriwal on Friday.

#UPDATE | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal leaves the CBI office after nine hours of questioning in the liquor policy case. https://t.co/6KTfu5RB8H pic.twitter.com/yHVay3w7uM— ANI (@ANI) April 16, 2023

Before appearing for questioning at the CBI headquarters, the Aam Aadmi Party convenor said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre is very powerful and can send anyone to jail irrespective of whether they have committed a crime or not.

“Maybe the BJP has ordered the CBI to arrest me,” Kejriwal said. “Now if the BJP had passed the order, what can the CBI do? They have become extremely arrogant of their power. They threaten everyone, from judges, mediapersons, state governments, to businessmen. ‘Listen to us or else you will be thrown into jail.’”

अब आप जो मर्ज़ी कर लीजिए। अब आप रोक नहीं पायेंगे। अब भारत दुनिया का नंबर वन देश बन के रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/xLBloVKg7o— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 16, 2023

The CBI case pertains to the Delhi government’s excise policy that came into effect in November 2021. Under it, licences of 849 liquor shops were issued to private firms through open bidding....

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