Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its final charge sheet in the Delhi Excise Policy scam case, naming Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others. This development comes after the agency had earlier filed one main charge sheet and four supplementaries in the case.
According to the CBI, liquor businessman Magunta Sreenivasalu Reddy, also (a TDP MP) met Kejriwal on March 16, 2021, at his office in the Delhi Secretariat, requesting the Delhi CM to provide support for his liquor business in the national capital by tweaking the Excise Policy 2021-22, which was then in the making.
Kejriwal allegedly assured support to Reddy and asked him to contact accused K Kavitha, who was working with his team on the Excise Policy of Delhi.
The CBI has alleged that kickbacks of around Rs 90-100 crore were paid in advance to some politicians of the ruling AAP in Delhi and other public servants by some persons in the liquor business from South India. These kickbacks were allegedly paid through co-accused Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally, and Dinesh Arora to tweak the Excise Policy for 2021-22.
The agency has also alleged that a cartel was formed between three stakeholders of the said policy - liquor manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers - by violating provisions and against the spirit of the policy. This resulted in huge losses to the exchequer and undue pecuniary benefits to the public servants and other accused involved in the conspiracy.
Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Telangana MLC K Kavitha, and others have also been charged in the case.
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