CBI questions Arvind Kejriwal for 9 hours, will summon again
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: The CBI on Sunday grilled Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for nearly nine hours in the excise policy case, amid protests by his party as the AAP supremo accused the agency of acting at the behest of the BJP. After the interrogation by CBI’s sleuths, he said that the probe agency asked him around 56 questions regarding the excise policy case and he had answered them all. Earlier, as Mr Kejriwal’s questioning got underway, top AAP leaders, including Mr Mann, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Atishi, Kailash Gahlot, Sandeep Pathak, Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh gathered near the CBI headquarters and raised slogans against the Prime Minister. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said: “We have seen both of them claiming that there is no evidence against them, but once arrested they have been denied bail by the courts, and we are sure once the CBI completes investigation Kejriwal too will land up in jail without bail as he is the mastermind of the entire liquor scam.” Reacting to the CBI’s move, senior Congress leader Ajay Maken launched a scathing attack on Mr Kejriwal, saying that individuals like him and his associates who face “serious corruption charges” should not be shown any sympathy or support.