THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, May 17: In the current liquor policy scam case, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi has been named as an accused party, the Enforcement Directorate informed the Supreme Court on Friday.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has filed a plea challenging his detention in the money laundering case, which the Supreme Court is presently reviewing.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju notified the court during Kejriwal’s plea hearing that the AAP had been named as an accused party in a prosecution complaint that was being filed today.
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The liquor policy case centres on accusations of corruption and money laundering linked to the development and execution of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22, which was later invalidated.
The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate, conducting investigations into the matter, allege that irregularities occurred during the modification of the excise policy and that undue benefits were granted to license holders.
As per the ED, Rs 45 crore from the alleged Rs 100 crore “bribe” by the ‘South Group’ was reportedly used by the AAP for the 2022 Goa assembly election campaign. Arvind Kejriwal has been labelled as the central figure in the purported scandal by the Enforcement Directorate.
In this instance, the Enforcement Directorate has so far filed seven chargesheets. Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, BRS leader K Kavitha, and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia are among the eighteen individuals who have been taken into custody.
