K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, appeared before Enforcement Directorate on Monday, to join the second round of questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam.
Dressed in a green saree, Kavitha reached the ED headquarters in central Delhi around 10:30 am. Earlier, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MP Ranjith Reddy, had said Kavitha will go to the ED office today for questioning.
The 44-year-old MLC was first questioned in the case on March 11 following which she was summoned again on March 16. Kavitha, however, skipped the deposition last week citing her pending plea before the Supreme Court for relief against the ED action in the case and said that she would reply through emails or question her at her own residence.
The federal probe agency rejected her claims and asked her to depose on March 20. The apex court has decided to hear her petition on March 24.
During her first appearance, the BRS leader was reportedly confronted with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Pillai, who, according to the agency, had represented the South Group.
The group is alleged to have given kickbacks of Rs 100 crore to the AAP leaders, which was allegedly used during the Goa Assembly polls.
Pillai has reportedly said that he was Kavitha’s associate.
On Wednesday, the ED recorded the statement of Buchchi Babu, the BRS MLC’s former auditor and also a member of the South Group.
Kavitha has maintained that she has never met former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who has been arrested by the CBI and the ED in connection with the case, claiming that her name was being unnecessarily dragged into the matter.
According to the ED, Kavitha is also one of the representatives of South Group in the excise policy case.
(With IANS inputs)
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