Delhi Excise policy case: ED arrests Delhi CM Kejriwal; Know the scandal and controversy
PTC News Desk: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) took Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal into custody in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy case. The ED team arrived at Kejriwal's residence at 7 pm on Thursday with the 10th summons and a search warrant. Following two hours of interrogation, the investigating agency proceeded with the arrest at 9 pm. Notably, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has been in jail for 13 months, and AAP leader Sanjay Singh for 6 months in the same case.
Kejriwal's arrest marks the first instance of a sitting Chief Minister being apprehended. Previously, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was also arrested by the ED, subsequently resigning from custody upon reaching Raj Bhavan.
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Before Arvind Kejriwal, Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpalli, Sameer Mahindru, P Sarath Chandra, Binay Babu, Amit Arora, Gautam Malhotra, Raghav Manguta, Rajesh Joshi, Aman Dhal, Arun Pillai, Manish Sisodia, Dinesh Arora, Sanjay Singh, and K. Kavita have been arrested. Notably, a woman is among those detained.
A report dated July 8, 2022, accused Sisodia, then in charge of the Excise Department, of fraudulent activities under the new policy. Companies were allegedly granted a rebate of Rs 144.36 crore in license fees without approval. This resulted in undue gains for licensees and substantial losses for the government exchequer. Any policy change made without proper approval was deemed illegal.
The report highlighted that the Excise Department must send any policy changes to the Cabinet and Lieutenant Governor for approval. Unauthorised alterations are considered unlawful.
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(Inputs from agencies)
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