Delhi liquor rip-off defined in 10 easy factors: Read right here

On Monday (February 27), a Delhi court docket remanded Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to five days in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody in connection to the liquor coverage rip-off case.

A day earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief appeared for questioning on the CBi workplace in Delhi and was ultimately arrested by the central company.

At the guts of the controversy is the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-2022, which has been defined in 10 easy factors.

The liquor coverage was first proposed in September 2020 however got here into impact solely in November 2021.
It modified the way by which alcohol was being offered within the National Capital. Introduced personal gamers available in the market and marks the exit of government-owned liquor distributors.
Delhi was divided into 32 zones and a complete of 27 personal distributors had been to ply in every zone. Every municipal ward had 2-3 liquor distributors working within the space. 
Proposals akin to dwelling supply of liquor, permitting liquor distributors to supply limitless reductions, opening of shops until 3 am had been additionally tabled earlier than the Delhi Cabinet.
The drastic coverage change resulted in a 27% improve in authorities income to ₹8900 crores. At the identical time, it marked the whole exit of the Delhi authorities from the liquor enterprise.
While the target of Excise Policy 2021-2022 was to finish black advertising and the liquor mafia, the Delhi authorities quickly got here beneath hearth over allegations of corruption.
Chief Secretary of Delhi, Naresh Kumar, discovered irregularities and procedural lapses within the new liquor coverage. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena ordered a CBI probe on the advice of Naresh Kumar.
Manish Sisodia waived off ₹144.36 crores on the license charge, to be paid by the personal liquor distributors, beneath the garb of the Coronavirus pandemic. Incurred loss to the Excise Department and benefitted liquor licensees by waiving the import move charge of ₹50 per beer case.
All these modifications had been made with out the ultimate approval of the Lieutenant Governor and thus thought-about unlawful beneath the Delhi Excise Rules of 2010 and Transaction of Business Rules of 1993.
Thus, the Delhi authorities makes a U-turn on its new excise coverage in July 2022. A month later, CBI booked Manish Sisodia, ex-Only Much Louder (OML) CEO Vijay Nair and 13 others in an FIR for irregularities within the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-2022.
Arvind Kejriwal involves the defence of Manish Sisodia

Not till way back, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was out with all weapons blazing towards corruption, making an attempt to painting himself as an anti-corruption crusader on this course of.

However, when it got here to one among his shut aides, the Delhi CM abandoned his anti-corruption stance and resorted to blaming establishments, questioning the motives of the Centre as an alternative of cooperation with the investigating authorities in unearthing the corruption.

Arvind Kejriwal, who mouthed platitudes over time about making India corruption free, determined to retract his personal guidelines when it got here to Manish Sisodia.