BJP attacked Kejriwal-Mann over the excise policy ‘scam’, said – not the work of only one person, big leaders are involved
New Delhi. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday alleged that ‘not only Manish Sisodia, but Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister counterpart Bhagwant Mann are involved in Delhi’s alleged Excise Scam’. (Bhagwant Mann) are also included. Citing observations made by a Delhi court while rejecting the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sisodia, BJP national spokesperson Shahzad Poonawalla claimed that he exposed the “degrees of corruption” of Kejriwal and Mann. Is.
BJP’s ‘degree’ taunt on big leaders of AAP has come at a time when Arvind Kejriwal is making vigorous attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PM Narendra Modi) regarding his educational qualification. Citing the court’s observations, Poonawalla said that ‘it has been proved that bribe was given’. He claimed that ‘what the court has said are not its observations but conclusions’. The BJP leader claimed that Manish Sisodia is the mastermind of the suspected scam. Poonawala read out the order of the court. In which the claims of the Central Investigation Agency (CBI) are also included. He claimed that ‘this shows that the ‘planning’ of the Controversial Liquor Policy was made at the level of Kejriwal. This alcohol policy has now been cancelled.
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Hitting out at Bhagwant Mann, Poonawalla said that Punjab’s excise department was used to force a liquor wholesaler to give up his license as he had interests in Punjab as well. The BJP spokesperson alleged that ‘this scam has not stopped at Sisodia’s door only, but Kejriwal and Mann are also involved in it. It has exposed the degrees of corruption of Kejriwal and Mann. He said that there are three conclusions of the court – prima facie, a bribe of 100 crores has been taken by Sisodia. Liquor scam is not the work of any one person, rather it is institutional. The investigation is being obstructed.
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Tags: AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP, CM Bhagwant Mann, Manish sisodia, new excise policy
FIRST PUBLISHED : April 02, 2023, 15:15 IST