ED questions Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot in excise policy case
Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday questioned Kailash Gahlot, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi's transport minister, in connection with the state's liquor policy case.
People in the know said Gahlot was part of the group of ministers that gave directions to Delhi's excise department to restructure the state's excise policy.
People in the know said Gahlot was questioned about his connection with Vijay Nair, AAP's then communication-in-charge and a co-accused in the case.
According to the ED, Nair was residing in the official bungalow allotted to Gahlot. After his questioning, Gahlot told reporters that he was residing in his private residence in Vasant Kunj and Nair was living in the bungalow allotted to him.
Gahlot claimed that he was not cross questioned with anyone. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently in the custody of the ED for alleged involvement in the case. He will be produced before a local court on April 1.
Gahlot told reporters that he was never part of the Goa election campaign.
«The BJP will do everything to divert the attention of the public from the main question. The BJP has not yet answered why Sharath Chandra Reddy, the prime accused, was given bail in this case. We all know that several raids were conducted but it could not show even one small piece of paper as recovery for evidence,» said the Delhi Minister.
Earlier this month, in its first remand paper, the ED had described Kejriwal as the «kingpin and key conspirator» in the excise policy case.
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