BRS leader K. Kavitha to be questioned by ED today

She had approached the SC against the central agency summons on Wednesday

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ ITDC NEWS : Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, K. Kavitha is to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second time for questioning in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case on Thursday.

Ahead of the questioning, the poster war between the BRS and BJP has escalated in different parts of Hyderabad. Posters with 'wanted written above the picture of BJP national general secretary B.L. Santhosh surfaced at various parts of the city.

The posters stated that Santhosh is 'talented in MLA poaching' and those who give information will get 'sanction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of Rs 15,00,000' as a reward.

Meanwhile, Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea by Kavitha seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons by the ED in a money laundering case out of the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y Chandrachud and Justice P.S Narasimha took note of the submissions and agreed to hear the plea on March 24.

Last week, Kavitha was questioned by the ED for nearly nine hours. Reportedly, during the nine hours spent at the ED she was confronted with the statements made by Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandran Pillai, an accused arrested in the case, among other questions.

Pillai was arrested by the ED earlier and he had moved a city court accusing the ED of forging his statements.