National Desk
29 July
Sandeep Dhand Ludhiana
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its final charge sheet in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others. This concludes the investigation, which included one main charge sheet and four supplementaries implicating figures like former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Telangana MLC K Kavitha.
The charge sheet alleges that on March 16, 2021, liquor businessman Magunta Sreenivasalu Reddy met with Kejriwal, requesting support for his liquor business by tweaking the Excise Policy 2021-22. Kejriwal allegedly assured Reddy of his support and directed him to contact K Kavitha. The CBI claims Kejriwal solicited funds for his party, Aam Aadmi Party, in return for this support.
Kickbacks totaling ₹90-100 crore were allegedly paid to AAP politicians and public servants by liquor businesspersons. These kickbacks were returned through profit margins and financial transactions involving wholesalers with L-1 licenses, forming a cartel and causing significant losses to the exchequer.