Delhi Liquor Scam: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Summoned By CBI

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with Delhi Liquor Scam.

Further, Kejriwal alleged that he knew he would be next in line after Manish Sisodia & Satyendra Jain, since the day he spoke against corruption in the Delhi assembly.

While press conference in the national capital a day after Kejriwal got summoned by the CBI on Sunday for questioning in the Delhi excise police case.

While talking to media persons, he stated that “Central agencies are lying to courts against us in the liquor policy probe. Arrested people are being tortured, pressure is being created on them to nail us.”

Further, he added, “The CBI has falsely accused Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case. People were beaten to obtain false statements. The agencies are torturing people for evidence. This was a great policy to eradicate corruption.”

The CBI summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on April 16. AAP leaders stated that Kejriwal will appear before CBI for questioning.

Sisodia got arrested by ED & CBI in the ongoing investigation of a case related to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy in Delhi.

The CBI arrested Sisodia on February 26, 2023. Later on March 9, the ED arrested him, after hours of questioning at Tihar Jail.

The ED & CBI alleged that irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy, undue favors were extended to license holders, the license fee was waived or reduced and the L-1 license was extended without the competent authority’s approval.

Therefore, the beneficiaries diverted “illegal” gains to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of account to evade detection.