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Now ED has sent a notice to CM Arvind Kejriwal in the case related to the scam in Delhi's liquor policy. The Enforcement Directorate has called the Chief Minister for questioning on November 2. Earlier, CBI had called the Chief Minister for questioning in the month of April.
Now ED has sent a notice to CM Arvind Kejriwal in the case related to the scam in Delhi's liquor policy. The Enforcement Directorate has called the Chief Minister for questioning on November 2. Earlier, CBI had called the Chief Minister for questioning in the month of April.
This summons has come at a time when today the Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the bail plea of Manish Sisodia. During this, the Supreme Court gave a big blow to Manish Sisodia and accepted that the investigating agencies have provisionally proved the transaction of Rs 338 crore.
Center is making fake cases – AAP
The official Twitter handle of the Aam Aadmi Party also tweeted that the aim of the Central Government is to destroy the Aam Aadmi Party. The central government wants to put Arvind Kejriwal in jail by creating a fake case.
They want to arrest Kejriwal – Saurabh Bhardwaj
On this summon received by CM Kejriwal, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the ED of the Central Government has summoned Arvind Kejriwal on November 2. It is clear that BJP wants to crush AAP at any cost. They want to arrest Arvind Kejriwal in a fake case and crush AAP.
What was the new liquor policy?
On March 22, 2021, Manish Sisodia had announced the new liquor policy. On 17 November 2021, the new liquor policy i.e. Excise Policy 2021-22 was implemented. After the new liquor policy was introduced, the government came out of the liquor business. And entire liquor shops went into private hands. The government's reasoning behind bringing the new policy was that it would end the mafia rule and increase the government's revenue.
However, the new policy remained in controversy from the beginning. When the uproar increased, on July 28, 2022, the government canceled the new liquor policy and implemented the old policy again.
When and what happened in the excise scam...complete timeline
- November 17, 2020: The new excise policy was implemented in Delhi.
- July 22, 2022: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recommended a CBI inquiry into alleged rule violations and lapses in the implementation of the excise policy. The order came after the Delhi Chief Secretary said in a report that rules were violated on a large scale to give undue benefits to liquor licensees.
- July 28, 2022: Excise Minister Manish Sisodia directed the department to implement the 'old system' of excise duty policy for a period of six months till the new policy comes.
- July 31, 2022: AAP's most ambitious plan Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 was cancelled. Since then, many senior AAP leaders and their close associates are facing the heat of the Enforcement Directorate and CBI.
- 17 August 2022: CBI registered an FIR against Manish Sisodia, three former government officials and two companies on charges of fraud and bribery in the New Product Policy (2021-22).
- 19 August 2022: CBI raided the residence of Manish Sisodia and three other AAP leaders. Searches were also conducted at many places in Delhi-NCR region.
- 22 August 2022: ED enters this case. Information about the case is taken from CBI and a case of money laundering is registered under the excise policy.
- 30 August 2022: A team of five CBI officers reached PNB branch located in Sector 4 Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. There the bank lockers of Manish Sisodia were searched. Sisodia claimed that the CBI did not find anything in his lockers and the investigating agency gave him a clean chit.
- 6 and 16 September 2022: ED raided 35 places across the country, including close associates of the accused, their premises and institutions related to this case. Raids were also conducted in Mumbai, Telangana, Punjab and Delhi-NCR region.
- 19 September 2022: ED summoned AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak and he was interrogated for 10 hours in the case. Sources reveal that ED had called Pathak to give digital evidence and interrogate him about his relations with Vijay Nair.
- 27 September 2022: CBI made the first major arrest in the case. AAP's communication in-charge Vijay Nair was arrested. Sources reveal that he is one of the main conspirators in the excise policy case.
- September 28, 2022: ED arrested liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru, one of the accused in the alleged Delhi liquor scam. According to the FIR, at least two payments worth crores of rupees were allegedly made by Indospirits owner Sameer Mahendru to 'close associates' of Manish Sisodia.
- 7 October 2022: ED raided and searched 35 places in Delhi-NCR, Telangana and Punjab. The investigation team also seized Rs 1 crore from the whereabouts of a beneficiary linked to the excise policy.
- 10 October 2022: CBI made another arrest in the case. The agency arrested Abhishek Boinpalli, who was allegedly lobbying for some liquor barons in South India.
- 17 October 2022: For the first time in the case, CBI interrogated Manish Sisodia for 9 hours. Soon after, Sisodia alleged that he was pressurized to leave AAP and join BJP.
- 14 November 2022: ED arrested Vijay Nair and Hyderabad businessman Abhishek Boinpalli.
- November 25, 2022: CBI files its first chargesheet in the Delhi Excise Policy case, in which Manish Sisodia is not named as an accused. Names of seven accused including Vijay Nair and Abhishek Boinpalli were included in the charge sheet.
- 30 November 2022: ED arrested Amit Arora, close to Manish Sisodia. Arora is the director of Gurugram-based Buddy Retail.
- 30 November 2022: ED has booked Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao's daughter K. Kavita was made an allegation. The ED claimed in its remand report that Vijay Nair, the main accused in the Delhi Excise Policy case, received a bribe of about Rs 100 crore from 'South Group' of Sarath Reddy, K Kavitha and Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy.
- 11 December 2022: CBI arrested K in connection with Delhi liquor scam. Kavita was interrogated at her residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
- February 2, 2023: ED revealed in its charge sheet that Delhi CM Kejriwal spoke to Sameer Mahendru on video call and asked him to trust Vijay Nair.
- 9 February 2023: Rajesh Joshi of Chariot Advertising arrested by ED. Allegedly this money was used by AAP in its Goa election campaign.
- 18 February 2023: CBI summoned Manish Sisodia again. However, citing budget preparations, Sisodia asked the CBI to postpone the inquiry. The agency issued a fresh summons and called him for questioning on 26 February.
- 26 February 2023: CBI once again interrogated Manish Sisodia for hours in the policy case. After that he was arrested.
- 4 October 2023: ED raided the official residence of Sanjay Singh. Searched and interrogated for 10 hours. After that Sanjay Singh was arrested. Both Manish and Sanjay are among the big leaders of Aam Aadmi Party and both are now in jail.
- 30 October 2023: Supreme Court rejects the bail plea of Manish Sisodia. After this, late in the evening ED has sent a notice to CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning.
The number of accused in the chargesheet and two supplementary chargesheets filed by ED in the money laundering case has reached 25. CBI has so far arrested Manish Sisodia, Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpalli and others in the corruption case. Whereas ED has arrested Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and other accused in the money laundering case.
News is originally taken from: https://bit.ly/3MnRF7v
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