Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is in Tihar Jail in an alleged liquor scam case, after which Kejriwal’s troubles show no sign of abating. The CBI has filed the fifth and final chargesheet in the case. The CBI has alleged in its supplementary charge sheet that CM Arvind Kejriwal was “involved in criminal conspiracy” in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy from its inception.
However, while the CBI has mentioned in its charge sheet that CM Kejriwal has been involved in the alleged liquor scam case from the beginning, the Aam Aadmi Party has said that the agency has not yet found a single accused. In the Kejriwal case, even corruption money has not been recovered.
What is in the CBI charge sheet?
The CBI charged in the charge sheet that Kejriwal already had “the idea of ​​privatisation” of the excise policy, which was later scrapped after allegations of corruption surfaced. The agency has alleged that while Manish Sisodia (co-accused in the case) and other ministers were preparing the policy in the year 2021, CM Kejriwal sought financial support for his party.
CBI said that in March 2021, accused Vijay Nair, CM Kejriwal’s media and communication in-charge, who is close to the CM, was talking to several stakeholders in the Delhi excise business and demanding illegal bribes from them in return for excise. policy
What did AAP say?
Aam Aadmi Party has denied these allegations after the CBI’s allegations surfaced. The party also said, if there are so many allegations, why has the CBI not recovered even a single rupee yet? Despite questioning 500 witnesses and filing 50,000 pages of documents, not a single rupee of corruption has been recovered from any AAP leader, the party said.
Aam Aadmi Party said, AAP is an honest party and BJP is making false allegations against our leaders. The party said, ED court has clearly said that there is not a single evidence against CM Kejriwal, BJP and its agencies are doing all possible efforts to avoid his arrest without any evidence, but eventually the truth will come out and Arvind Kejriwal will be released soon.
What is the whole matter?
CM Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI from Tihar Jail on June 26, when he was booked in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam registered by the (ED). However, CM Kejriwal was summoned 9 times by ED, after which he was taken into custody by ED on 21 March, after which he was sent to Tahar Jail on 1 May. Veteran AAP leader Sanjay Singh and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia also had to go to jail in the alleged liquor scam case, but have been relieved.
After hearing CM Kejriwal’s bail application on September 6, the Supreme Court reserved the decision till September 10.
