The excise policy case by the CBI against Sisodia explained

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
20:
Delhi’s
deputy
chief
minister
and
Aam
Aadmi
Party
leader
Manish
Sisodia
is
under
the
scanner
of
the
Central
Bureau
of
Investigation
(CBI)
in
connection
with
the
alleged
corruption
in
the
implementation
of
the
Delhi
Excise
Policy.

Raids
were
conducted
at
Sisodia’s
home
and
31
other
locations
across
seven
states
on
Friday
by
the
CBI.
From
Sisodia,
the
CBI
seized
several
documents,
a
computer
and
his
mobile
phone.
Sisodia
has
been
named
as
the
first
accused
in
the
case.

Not
afraid:
Manish
Sisodia
after
14-hour
CBI
raid

The
case
against
Sisodia,
explained:

• The
  FIR
  filed
  by
  the
  CBI
  says
  that
  Sisodia
  and
  other
  public
  servants
  took
  decisions
  pertaining
  to
  the
  excise
  policy
  2021-22
  without
  the
  approval
  of
  the
  competent
  authority
  with
  an
  intention
  to
  extend
  undue
  favours
  to
  the
  licensees
  post
  tender.

• At
  least
  two
  payments
  in
  crores
  were
  allegedly
  made
  to
  close
  associates
  of
  Sisodia
  by
  Sameer
  Mahendra
  the
  owner
  of
  Indospirit
  one
  of
  the
  liquor
  traders
  involved
  in
  irregularities
  in
  framing
  and
  implementation
  of
  the
  new
  policy,
  the
  FIR
  also
  said.

• Sisodia’s
  close
  associates
  were
  actively
  involved
  in
  the
  managing
  and
  diverting
  the
  funds
  collected
  from
  the
  liquor
  licensees
  for
  the
  accused
  involved
  in
  the
  case.
  The
  deputy
  CM’s
  associates
  had
  collected
  Rs
  4
  to
  5
  crore
  in
  two
  payments,
  the
  FIR
  further
  states.

• There
  are
  a
  total
  of
  15
  persons
  including
  Sisodia
  who
  have
  been
  named
  by
  the
  CBI
  as
  accused.
  A
  company
  managed
  by
  an
  associate
  of
  Sisodia
  was
  paid
  Rs
  1
  crore
  the
  CBI
  alleged.
  The
  liquor
  companies
  and
  middlemen
  were
  actively
  involved
  in
  the
  irregularities
  in
  the
  framing
  and
  implementation
  of
  the
  excise
  police,
  the
  CBI
  also
  said.
  Licences
  were
  handed
  over
  to
  private
  players
  following
  the
  launch
  of
  the
  policy
  in
  November,
  the
  CBI
  further
  added.

• The
  CBI
  said
  that
  Sisodia
  introduced
  the
  policy
  on
  who
  would
  be
  allowed
  to
  sell
  liquor
  in
  Delhi
  and
  the
  same
  was
  announced
  without
  the
  permission
  of
  the
  1
  Lieutenant
  Governor,
  who
  is
  the
  centre’s
  representative
  in
  Delhi.