New Delhi: The Central Investigation Agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made a big disclosure in the liquor scam in Delhi. The ED has said in its charge sheet filed in the court that some people from South India paid a bribe of Rs 100 crore to Delhi's ruling 'Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)' government with the aim of taking undue advantage in the liquor business. Along with this, the ED said that due to the excise policy of the Delhi government, a total loss of Rs 2,873 crore was caused to the exchequer.
The ED has said in its chargesheet that Kavitha, daughter of Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao and Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), along with some people, bribed AAP's communication in-charge Vijay Nair to the tune of Rs 100 crore. The motive for giving the bribe was to obtain an undue advantage in the liquor business. According to the report, businessman Sameer Mahendru, MP from Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) Maguntha Srinivasulu Reddy, his sons Raghava Maguntha and Sarath Reddy were involved in the conspiracy. According to the chargesheet, Mahendru, and Nair, along with this group from South India, formed a 'cartel' in a very cunning way to collect bribes. The consortium included winemakers Pernod Ricard, Binoy Babu, Vijay Nair, Arun Pillai, K Kavitha, Maguntha Sreenivasulu Reddy and his son Raghav, Sarath Reddy, Abhishek Boinapalli and Buchi Babu.
ED has told in its charge sheet that the bribe amount was not given directly to AAP. This was funded through profits from the wholesale operations and retail operations of Indo Spirits, owned by businessman Mahendru. In lieu of kickbacks, the partners of this group were given a 65 percent stake in Mahendru's Indo Spirits. It was revealed in the charge sheet that due to the Delhi Excise Policy, a total loss of Rs 2,873 crores was caused to the exchequer. According to the ED, this policy was prepared by AAP leaders and some of them are also involved in the state government. Their aim was to get money illegally. The constitution of the expert committee and seeking opinion from the public was just a scam. Their report was never to be implemented.
The ED, in its charge sheet, has accused the Delhi government of deliberately framing the policy in such a way that it could be exploited later and gain undue advantage. Deficiencies were intentionally left in it. A closer look at the policy reveals the malicious intentions of its makers.
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