Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been put behind bars on allegations of money laundering in a liquor policy case, has a message from Tihar jail, and it reminds of a famous line of Shahrukh Khan. “My name is Arvind Kejriwal, and I am not a terrorist,” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh cited Kejriwal.
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Sisodia quits Delhi govt after SC rejects his bail plea, Jain follows suit
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Hours after the Supreme Court refused to entertain Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s petition challenging his arrest by the CBI in the liquor policy scam, he and other incarcerated colleague Satyendar Jain resigned as ministers in the AAP government.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accepted the resignations. In a late-night announcement, Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot was given additional charge of finance, PWD, power and home held by Sisodia. The outgoing deputy CM’s other portfolios like education, health and services were allotted to Social Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand as additional charge.
“The work of Delhi should not be interrupted, so Kejriwal accepted the resignations,” said AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. Sisodia’s resignation came a couple of days after his arrest while Jain put in his papers almost eight months after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case related to money laundering.
Sisodia was handling 18 of the total 33 departments of the Delhi government. He was directly monitoring several critical government projects, including streetscaping and traffic decongestion plans, ahead of the G20 summit. He was also the administrative face of the government.
In the SC, when counsel A M Singhvi mentioned the matter before a bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha, they said Sisodia has alternative remedies for getting the FIR quashed under Section 482 CrPC. He can also apply for bail in a lower court, the bench said. “Just because an incident happens in Delhi doesn’t mean we are approached. It will set a very wrong precedent,” Justice Narasimha said.
Singhvi argued that “The allegation is that there was policy decision taken where he (Sisodia) was one rung out of the seven, including the L-G. Power of arrest does not mean compulsion to arrest.”
Blow to AAP national expansion? Sisodia’s arrest and resignation could affect the AAP’s national expansion plans ahead of the 2024 LS polls. The BJP hopes it will tie down Kejriwal to Delhi and Punjab
NEW DELHI: Hours after the Supreme Court refused to entertain Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s petition challenging his arrest by the CBI in the liquor policy scam, he and other incarcerated colleague Satyendar Jain resigned as ministers in the AAP government.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accepted the resignations. In a late-night announcement, Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot was given additional charge of finance, PWD, power and home held by Sisodia. The outgoing deputy CM’s other portfolios like education, health and services were allotted to Social Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand as additional charge.
“The work of Delhi should not be interrupted, so Kejriwal accepted the resignations,” said AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. Sisodia’s resignation came a couple of days after his arrest while Jain put in his papers almost eight months after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case related to money laundering.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Sisodia was handling 18 of the total 33 departments of the Delhi government. He was directly monitoring several critical government projects, including streetscaping and traffic decongestion plans, ahead of the G20 summit. He was also the administrative face of the government.
In the SC, when counsel A M Singhvi mentioned the matter before a bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha, they said Sisodia has alternative remedies for getting the FIR quashed under Section 482 CrPC. He can also apply for bail in a lower court, the bench said. “Just because an incident happens in Delhi doesn’t mean we are approached. It will set a very wrong precedent,” Justice Narasimha said.
Singhvi argued that “The allegation is that there was policy decision taken where he (Sisodia) was one rung out of the seven, including the L-G. Power of arrest does not mean compulsion to arrest.”
Blow to AAP national expansion?
Sisodia’s arrest and resignation could affect the AAP’s national expansion plans ahead of the 2024 LS polls. The BJP hopes it will tie down Kejriwal to Delhi and Punjab -
Delhi excise policy scam: Court seeks CBI’s response on businessman Abhishek Boinpally’s bail plea
By PTI
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday sought the CBI’s response on the bail application moved by Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally in connection with a case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
The agency had arrested Boinpally earlier this month on the allegation of lobbying in Delhi’s Excise Policy.
Special Judge MK Nagpal issued notice to the CBI and directed the agency to file its response by November 4, when the court will further hear the matter.
The CBI had earlier told the court that Abhishek has been arrested in the ongoing investigation after it was revealed through the statements of witnesses and the perusal of Bank accounts that he was part of repeated meetings at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad with other accused persons and other liquor traders in connection with the formulation of liquor policy.
He was part of the conspiracy in pursuance of which he transferred money through hawala channels to co-accused Vijay Nair through the other co-accused Dinesh Arora prior to the implementation of the policy during the period November 2021 to July 2022, the CBI alleged.
The money transferred by the co-accused Sameer Mahendru of M/s Indospirits has also finally landed in the account of Abhishek Boinpally and he has not been able to satisfactorily explain regarding the receipt of said money, it said.
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday sought the CBI’s response on the bail application moved by Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally in connection with a case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
The agency had arrested Boinpally earlier this month on the allegation of lobbying in Delhi’s Excise Policy.
Special Judge MK Nagpal issued notice to the CBI and directed the agency to file its response by November 4, when the court will further hear the matter.
The CBI had earlier told the court that Abhishek has been arrested in the ongoing investigation after it was revealed through the statements of witnesses and the perusal of Bank accounts that he was part of repeated meetings at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad with other accused persons and other liquor traders in connection with the formulation of liquor policy.
He was part of the conspiracy in pursuance of which he transferred money through hawala channels to co-accused Vijay Nair through the other co-accused Dinesh Arora prior to the implementation of the policy during the period November 2021 to July 2022, the CBI alleged.
The money transferred by the co-accused Sameer Mahendru of M/s Indospirits has also finally landed in the account of Abhishek Boinpally and he has not been able to satisfactorily explain regarding the receipt of said money, it said.
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Delhi Excise Policy case: CBI arrests businessman Vijay Nair
By PTI
NEW DELHI: The CBI arrested businessman Vijay Nair on Tuesday in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case in which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused, officials said.
Nair, who was abroad for quite some time, was called for questioning at the agency office on Tuesday, they said.
Sources said Nair was arrested for his alleged role in “cartelisation” and “conspiracy” related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of liquor licence in the national capital.
The FIR has alleged that Arjun Pandey, an associate of Sisodia, had once collected about Rs 2-4 crore in cash from liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru on behalf of Nair, former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company.
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NEW DELHI: The CBI arrested businessman Vijay Nair on Tuesday in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case in which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused, officials said.
Nair, who was abroad for quite some time, was called for questioning at the agency office on Tuesday, they said.
Sources said Nair was arrested for his alleged role in “cartelisation” and “conspiracy” related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of liquor licence in the national capital.
The FIR has alleged that Arjun Pandey, an associate of Sisodia, had once collected about Rs 2-4 crore in cash from liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru on behalf of Nair, former CEO of Only Much Louder, an entertainment and event management company.
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