AAP loses three key leaders to ED arrests in two different cases between 2022-23. A recap
Manish Sisodia, and former health minister in Delhi cabinet Satyendar Jain. The 51-year-old leader becomes the second high-profile AAP leader to be arrested in this case after former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. AAP had issued a statement after MP Singh's arrest, claiming, “Sanjay Singh speaks for people, his arrest after Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain shows BJP's frustration as it is losing to INDIA bloc".
The Delhi Excise Policy, in which MP Singh was arrested, was formed on the basis of an expert committee report and was implemented by the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi from November 17, 2021. Under the new policy, 849 liquor vends were awarded to private companies through open bidding. The city was divided into 32 zones, each with a maximum of 27 vends.
Instead of individual licenses, bidding was done zone-by-zone. The new policy marked the exit of the city government from the liquor business. However, the policy was rolled back in 2022.
On the basis of the Delhi Chief Secretary’s report, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena ordered a probe into the controversial Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 of the Arvind Kejriwal-led government. The Delhi LG VK recommended the CBI probe on July 22, 2022, into the alleged rule violations and procedural flaws in the implementation of the excise policy. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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