Tag: Delhi Excise Policy case

  • Arvind Kejriwal Likely To Appear Before Delhi Court Today After Trust Vote Move |

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appear before a court in connection with the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged Excise scam case. Delhi CM Kejriwal has already skipped five summons in the case following which the ED approached a city court against him. Kejriwal, who is also the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief, is expected to present himself before a Delhi court to clarify his stand to skip the ED summons. 

    This comes amid the Delhi Assembly’s move to adopt the motion of confidence moved by the Chief Minister in a show of strength amid allegations that the BJP is trying to poach AAP MLAs by offering them Rs 25 crores each.

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    Speaking after presenting the motion of confidence in the Delhi Assembly yesterday, CM Kejriwal stated that two AAP MLAs informed him of BJP members approaching them, claiming that the Delhi chief minister would soon be arrested and these MLAs were offered Rs 25 crore to join the BJP. Kejriwal said that he brought the trust vote in the assembly to prove none of the AAP MLAs had defected.

    मेरे पास 2 MLA आये और उन्होंने बताया:

    BJP ने उन्हें कहा है कि आपके मुख्यमंत्री को हम कुछ दिन में गिरफ़्तार कर लेंगे, हमने 21 विधायकों से बात कर ली है

    उन्होंने 25-25 Crore का ऑफर दिया है और कहा है कि उन्हें अपनी पार्टी से चुनाव भी लड़वा देंगे

    इन्होंने कई बार Operation Lotus… pic.twitter.com/aJvsIPD0N9
    — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 16, 2024

    This move by Kejriwal comes ahead of the ED’s sixth summons scheduled for February 19. This marks the second occasion where the Arvind Kejriwal government seeks a trust vote. The Aam Aadmi Party holds 62 MLAs in the 70-member Assembly, while the BJP has eight.

    Last week, the court summoned Kejriwal, emphasizing his legal obligation to comply. The ED has accused the Delhi chief minister of intentionally avoiding summons, with the AAP claiming that the summonses were illegal, and the agency’s objective is to arrest Kejriwal and make the Delhi government collapse by unfair means. The AAP leaders claimed that the BJP is deploying different techniques to gain power in Delhi as they cannot win against the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.

    The ongoing investigation involves allegations of liquor companies influencing the excise policy for a 12% profit, with the Enforcement Directorate alleging money laundering related to kickbacks. The BJP contends that AAP used the alleged scam proceeds to fund its Gujarat campaign, establishing itself as a national party.

  • AAP will protest in all of the districts of UP… Sanjay Singh, UP police alert at the arrest of Manish Sisodia

    Lucknow: The CBI has arrested Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia after an 8-hour-long interrogation within the liquor rip-off case. On the identical time, the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration has focused. On this episode, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh whilst attacking PM Modi stated that Modi is essentially the most corrupt Top Minister of this nation who at the side of Adani bought the entire nation. Sanjay Singh has tweeted that there shall be agitation towards dictatorship in all of the districts of UP.

    Sanjay Singh has written through tweeting that buddies, warfare has been introduced. The following day there shall be agitation towards Modi ji’s dictatorship in all of the districts of UP. There shall be a protest towards the arrest of Manish Sisodia at 2 pm. Will struggle and win. On the identical time, this tweet of Sanjay Singh has fearful the police and safety businesses. UP Police has additionally been alerted.

    Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann spoke after Sisodia’s arrest
    Arriving to fulfill Manish Sisodia’s circle of relatives, Kejriwal stated that they’re hanging fair other folks in prison within the nation. Crores of looters are roaming freely. Sisodia is a good guy. He has advanced the way forward for deficient youngsters. On the identical time, Bhagwant Mann stated that Sisodia is a modern training minister. The BJP has despatched the builder of the college to prison. This can be a conspiracy to prevent youngsters from getting training. We condemn his arrest. Whoever speaks towards them (BJP), they’re going to do the similar to him. They’re going to ship those that advertise Delhi to prison. Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration is a celebration that has pop out of the motion, it isn’t afraid.

    Sisodia has carried out liquor scam- BJP
    BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra stated in a press convention after the arrest of Manish Sisodia that there’s a liquor rip-off in Delhi. Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration has promoted liquor. Sisodia has carried out liquor rip-off. He has taken fee. The rip-off stinks of fee. We requested questions about liquor coverage a number of occasions. None replied our questions. Why is Arvind Kejriwal silent? The coverage was once just right, so why did the AAP executive withdraw it?

  • CBI arrests Hyderabad-based chartered accountant in Delhi excise coverage case

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    The CBI has arrested a Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla,  for his alleged function in system and implementation of the Delhi Excise Coverage 2021-22 which brought about wrongful achieve to Hyderabad-based wholesale and retail licensees and their really useful house owners underneath the Delhi Excise Coverage leading to large losses to the Delhi exchequer.

    In keeping with CBI resources Gorantla might be produced within the particular courtroom at Rouse Street on Wednesday and the company will search his remand for wondering in custody.

    The CBI has already filed its first chargesheet at the subject wherein investigations are nonetheless on and a unique Courtroom has taken cogisance of it. In the course of the company had named Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia, answerable for the implementation of the Excise coverage,   along side 14 others, he used to be no longer named within the chargesheet. The company had reached his place of work on January 14 to assemble additional information.

    The CBI filed its chargesheet on November 25 and named seven accused within the case. The CBI filed the chargesheet towards the accused, together with two officers of the Executive of the Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and 5 individuals have been named in terms of alleged irregularities within the framing and implementation of the excise coverage.

    The ones named as accused are Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally, Arun R. Pillai, Mootha Gautham, Sameer Mahendru, Kuldeep Singh, who used to be the then Deputy Commissioner, Excise and Narender Singh, the then Asst. Commissioner, Excise Division.

    The CBI has arrested a Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla,  for his alleged function in system and implementation of the Delhi Excise Coverage 2021-22 which brought about wrongful achieve to Hyderabad-based wholesale and retail licensees and their really useful house owners underneath the Delhi Excise Coverage leading to large losses to the Delhi exchequer.

    In keeping with CBI resources Gorantla might be produced within the particular courtroom at Rouse Street on Wednesday and the company will search his remand for wondering in custody.

    The CBI has already filed its first chargesheet at the subject wherein investigations are nonetheless on and a unique Courtroom has taken cogisance of it. In the course of the company had named Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia, answerable for the implementation of the Excise coverage,   along side 14 others, he used to be no longer named within the chargesheet. The company had reached his place of work on January 14 to assemble additional information.

    The CBI filed its chargesheet on November 25 and named seven accused within the case. The CBI filed the chargesheet towards the accused, together with two officers of the Executive of the Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and 5 individuals have been named in terms of alleged irregularities within the framing and implementation of the excise coverage.

    The ones named as accused are Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally, Arun R. Pillai, Mootha Gautham, Sameer Mahendru, Kuldeep Singh, who used to be the then Deputy Commissioner, Excise and Narender Singh, the then Asst. Commissioner, Excise Division.

  • Now, ED questions Sisodia’s secretary

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    NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Saturday visited a couple of places, together with the premises of Delhi deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia’s non-public assistant Devendra Sharma, in reference to the cash laundering perspective within the Delhi excise coverage case. ED officers visited no less than 5 places within the Delhi NCR as a part of the continuing investigation, assets added. 

    Sisodia took to twitter to say: “They registered a false FIR, were given my space raided, searched financial institution lockers, checked in my village however discovered not anything towards me. Nowadays, they didn’t to find anything else at my PA’s space, so now they have got arrested him and brought him away.” In any other tweet, he alleged the ED motion is on account of the approaching state elections.

    Then again, ED assets instructed this paper that no arrests had been made even though occupants of the premises searched had been wondered.The ED has thus far carried out greater than 130 raids in throughout India together with Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of liquor production corporate Indospirit, in September.

    The cash laundering case being investigated by means of ED is the fallout of a CBI FIR at the Delhi excise coverage case during which Sisodia has been named as accused primary. The CBI is probing the irregularities within the Delhi excise coverage, which Sisodia had authorized. The irregularities allegedly led to large losses to the state exchequer whilst reaping rewards personal events together with liquor investors and middlemen. The CBI could also be undertaking a parallel investigation into the subject underneath Prevention of Corruption Act. Within the latter case, Sisodia was once wondered final month for over 9 hours. 

    ‘Want new engine no longer double engine executive’
    Sisodia attempted to woo Himachal citizens announcing AAP could make a “new-engine” executive within the state. He mentioned the BJP’s “double-engine govt” took Himachal Pradesh within the fallacious route

    NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Saturday visited a couple of places, together with the premises of Delhi deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia’s non-public assistant Devendra Sharma, in reference to the cash laundering perspective within the Delhi excise coverage case. ED officers visited no less than 5 places within the Delhi NCR as a part of the continuing investigation, assets added. 

    Sisodia took to twitter to say: “They registered a false FIR, were given my space raided, searched financial institution lockers, checked in my village however discovered not anything towards me. Nowadays, they didn’t to find anything else at my PA’s space, so now they have got arrested him and brought him away.” In any other tweet, he alleged the ED motion is on account of the approaching state elections.

    Then again, ED assets instructed this paper that no arrests had been made even though occupants of the premises searched had been wondered.The ED has thus far carried out greater than 130 raids in throughout India together with Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of liquor production corporate Indospirit, in September.

    The cash laundering case being investigated by means of ED is the fallout of a CBI FIR at the Delhi excise coverage case during which Sisodia has been named as accused primary. The CBI is probing the irregularities within the Delhi excise coverage, which Sisodia had authorized. The irregularities allegedly led to large losses to the state exchequer whilst reaping rewards personal events together with liquor investors and middlemen. The CBI could also be undertaking a parallel investigation into the subject underneath Prevention of Corruption Act. Within the latter case, Sisodia was once wondered final month for over 9 hours. 

    ‘Want new engine no longer double engine executive’
    Sisodia attempted to woo Himachal citizens announcing AAP could make a “new-engine” executive within the state. He mentioned the BJP’s “double-engine govt” took Himachal Pradesh within the fallacious route

  • Pan-India raids: ED searches 40 places as a part of Delhi liquor coverage case

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday introduced contemporary raids at about 40 places around the nation as a part of a cash laundering investigation into alleged irregularities within the now scrapped Delhi Excise Coverage, legitimate resources stated.

    The searches are being performed at premises related to liquor businessmen, vendors and provide chain networks in Nellore and a few different towns in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi-NCR, they stated.

    That is the second one spherical of raids being performed by way of the federal company on this case after it first performed searches on September 6 at about 45 places around the nation.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of cash laundering within the excise coverage stems from a CBI FIR wherein Delhi Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia and a few bureaucrats had been named as accused.

    The excise coverage has been rolled again now.

    The CBI had performed raids within the case on August 19, masking the Delhi flats of Sisodia (50), IAS officer and previous Delhi excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, and 19 different places throughout seven states and Union Territories.

    Sisodia holds a couple of portfolios within the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi executive together with excise and training.

    The ED is probing if alleged irregularities had been performed within the components and execution of the Delhi Excise Coverage introduced out in November remaining 12 months and if some alleged “proceeds of crime” in the case of tainted cash was once generated by way of the accused.

    The company additionally is predicted to query AAP chief and minister Satyendar Jain within the Tihar prison in reference to this situation on Friday after it received permission from a neighborhood court docket to take action.

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday introduced contemporary raids at about 40 places around the nation as a part of a cash laundering investigation into alleged irregularities within the now scrapped Delhi Excise Coverage, legitimate resources stated.

    The searches are being performed at premises related to liquor businessmen, vendors and provide chain networks in Nellore and a few different towns in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi-NCR, they stated.

    That is the second one spherical of raids being performed by way of the federal company on this case after it first performed searches on September 6 at about 45 places around the nation.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of cash laundering within the excise coverage stems from a CBI FIR wherein Delhi Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia and a few bureaucrats had been named as accused.

    The excise coverage has been rolled again now.

    The CBI had performed raids within the case on August 19, masking the Delhi flats of Sisodia (50), IAS officer and previous Delhi excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, and 19 different places throughout seven states and Union Territories.

    Sisodia holds a couple of portfolios within the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi executive together with excise and training.

    The ED is probing if alleged irregularities had been performed within the components and execution of the Delhi Excise Coverage introduced out in November remaining 12 months and if some alleged “proceeds of crime” in the case of tainted cash was once generated by way of the accused.

    The company additionally is predicted to query AAP chief and minister Satyendar Jain within the Tihar prison in reference to this situation on Friday after it received permission from a neighborhood court docket to take action.