New twist in Delhi liquor policy scam, CAG report to be sent to PAC
Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has said that this report will be sent to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for further action. Experts believe that after this, problems may arise for Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia who have already been jailed in the liquor policy scam.
The CAG report on the new liquor policy was presented in the Assembly on Tuesday.
Speculations on the new liquor policy implemented during the Kejriwal government in Delhi have once again become a topic of discussion after the change of power in Delhi. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the new liquor policy was presented in the Assembly.
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The report mentions many irregularities and losses to the government.
Difficulties for Kejriwal and Sisodia
Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has said that this report will be sent to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for further action. Experts believe that after this, problems may arise for Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, who have already been jailed in the liquor policy scam.
Formation of 12-member PAC
According to sources, Vijender Gupta can soon form a 12-member PAC on this, which will include members of BJP and AAP. After the investigation of the PAC, the report will be submitted to the Speaker of the Assembly and after that he can order further action on it.
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Report presented in the Assembly
It is noteworthy that today is the second day of the Delhi Assembly session. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena gave his address. The BJP-led Delhi government on Tuesday presented 14 pending reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG Report) on the functioning of the previous government in the Delhi Assembly.
These were presented after the address of the Lieutenant Governor. The way BJP became aggressive on AAP after the CAG report was presented on the liquor policy, the trouble of AAP leaders has increased.
All the crimes in the old excise policy
Atishi said that one of the 8 chapters is on the new excise policy brought by the Delhi government. The AAP government has repeatedly exposed the corruption happening due to the old excise policy in front of the people of Delhi.
The Aam Aadmi Party government has repeatedly exposed how corruption was done in the old excise policy. The old excise policy showed how the prices of liquor were affected.
Corruption happened in the old excise policy
She said how the liquor producers used to earn more profit by charging wrong prices for liquor. Today the CAG report has revealed how corruption happened in the old excise policy.
Summary
She said that this report clearly shows that black marketing of liquor was happening. Everyone knows which party's people had the liquor contracts. The CAG report is repeatedly saying that those who had liquor contracts were involved in smuggling.
Black marketing was happening from there and the Delhi government was incurring losses.
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