GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 19th August. The CBI on Friday searched 21 locations in Delhi-NCR, including the residences of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and IAS officer Arava Gopi Krishna, after filing a FIR in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, officials said.
The FIR was filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy, which was introduced in November of last year.
During the search, CBI teams went to 21 different locations, including the residences of four public servants, including Sisodia and former Excise Commissioner Krishna, a 2012-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre. Delhi LG VK Saxena had recommended a CBI investigation into the Kejriwal government’s Excise Policy for 2021-22 due to alleged rule violations and procedural lapses.
According to them, the CBI investigation was recommended based on the Delhi Chief Secretary’s report filed in July, which showed prima facie violations of the GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of Business Rules (ToBR)-1993, Delhi Excise Act-2009, and Delhi Excise Rules-2010.
Apart from this there were also “deliberate and gross procedural lapses” to provide post tender “undue benefits to liquor licensees”, according to the officials.
In response to the raids, Sisodia stated that the CBI is welcome and that the truth will be revealed.
In a series of tweets, he stated that these people are troubled because of the Delhi government’s excellent work in the health and education sectors.
That is why, he claims, ministers from both departments are “targeted” in order to prevent us from doing good work in the health and education sectors.
“The allegations levelled against both of us are false. “The truth will be revealed in court,” he said.
The Enforcement Directorate had previously arrested Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain in connection with a money laundering investigation.
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