ED questions Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot for 5 hours in excise policy case | 5 points
₹100 crore kickbacks to the AAP and its leaders, according to the agency. Asked about Kejriwal skipping nine summonses of ED in the same case before his arrest, he said, "I would not like to say anything regarding this." The ED has also alleged in its charge sheet that Gahlot handled a single SIM number but his IMEI (international mobile equipment identity) was changed thrice.
"I cannot tell you what questions were asked from me today as these are confidential proceedings," the minister said. The excise case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 that was later scrapped.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the liquor policy. Subsequently, the ED registered a case under the PMLA.
AAP leaders Sisodia and Sanjay Singh were arrested by the ED in the case earlier and they are in judicial custody. Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders have repeatedly denied the charges of wrongdoing, with Kejriwal alleging that the case was built by the BJP-led Centre to create a "smokescreen" that AAP is a corrupt party.Milestone Alert!
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