New Delhi: For the first time, the name of state CM Arvind Kejriwal has come up in the national capital Delhi's famous liquor scam. Central probe agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused CM Kejriwal of colluding with the accused in the liquor scam. As per reports, the ED has filed a charge sheet in this case, in which CM Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, as well as his close aide Vijay Nair, are accused. However, CM Kejriwal has made the opposite allegation saying that the cases filed by the agency are fake and their aim is to topple or build governments.
At the same time, the probe agency claims that the charge sheet against Kejriwal and other members of his government has been filed on the basis of recorded statements of Sisodia's secretary C Arvind. The PMLA Court on Thursday took cognizance of the chargesheet and allowed the framing of charges against all the accused. The charge sheet has been filed against the accused including Vijay Nair, Indospirits chief Sameer Mahendru and several companies. According to a report, the ED in its charge sheet has claimed to have unearthed a bribe of Rs 100 crore from a liquor cartel that benefited from Delhi's new excise policy.
The ED says that this bribe money was used by AAP leaders. The mastermind of this liquor scam was a minister of the Delhi government. ED has told that with the help of some activities, a part of the cash has been detected. The probe agency has said that Rs 100 crore found in the liquor scam was used by AAP in the Goa assembly elections. This claim has been made by the ED in its second charge sheet in the case in which Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is an accused.
As per reports, the ED has also alleged large-scale destruction of evidence by the accused and their associates in the special court. It said that Sisodia changed his phone dozens of times and used SIM cards taken in the names of others. The ED has said that in his recorded statement, Danix officer Arvind said that he was called by his boss Sisodia to Kejriwal's house, where he was handed over a draft of the ministers' report on the excise policy in a meeting. He told that Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was also present in this meeting. Jain is currently imprisoned in a money laundering case.
At the same time, Delhi CM Kejriwal has rejected the ED's charge sheet saying, 'It has filed 5,000 charge sheets during the tenure of the present government. How many people have been sentenced? All the cases registered by ED are fake and they are used to topple or form governments. ED does not register cases to end corruption. They do this to buy MLAs, to topple governments.
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