Now CM Kejriwal summoned in liquor policy scam, ED called for questioning on November 2
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.
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