One-Day Special Session Of Delhi Legislative Assembly Called On April 17 Amid Row Over Liquor Policy

The session will be held a day after Arvind Kejriwal will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation for questioning in Delhi liquor policy case.

Delhi Assembly calls one-day special session amid liquor policy row

Source : PTI

A day-long special session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly has been called on April 17, Monday, reported news agency ANI. The session will be held a day after Arvind Kejriwal will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation for questioning in Delhi liquor policy 2021-22 case which was scrapped in August last year. 

In November 2021 also, the Delhi Legislative Assembly had called a one-day special session. 

On Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party traded barbs over Kejriwal being questioned by the CBI. 

Earlier in the day, the BJP held a press conference, ahead of Kejriwal’s interaction with the media and questioned Delhi CM’s relation with liquor contractors and that why he was in touch with the accused in the case. 

BJP national spokesperson in a press conference said, "The moment Arvind Kejriwal was summoned by the CBI, he started trembling with fear. Arvind Kejriwal is the kingpin of the liquor scam, the investigation so far shows this." 

An hour later, Kejriwal in his conference alleged that the CBI and ED were torturing people to take his and Manish Sisodia's name in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. "CBI, ED filed false affidavits in the excise policy case in court, they're torturing people to testify against Manish Sisodia and me," he said in the press conference today. 

He listed names of some individuals alleging that they were tortured and beaten. 

Kejriwal said that the central agencies presented false evidence in court and tried to mislead the court. 

"ED and CBI alleged that Sisodia broke 14 of his mobile phones to destroy evidence, but as per ED's seizure memo, 4 of them are with them while one is with CBI. Rest of the phones are also operational and are being used by different individuals," Kejriwal claimed, adding that the agencies took Rs 100 crore bribe and raided 400 locations but nothing was found. 

The Aam Aadmi Party national convenor said that he knew he would be summoned by CBI "the day I spoke against corruption in Delhi Assembly." "In 75 years, no party has been targeted like AAP. We have given hope to people about good education," he added. 

Speaking on the now-withdrawn liquor policy, Kejriwal said it was "excellent" and would have ended corruption. 

An hour ahead of the press conference, the Bharatiya Janata Party trained guns against the Delhi CM asking what was his relation with liquor contractors and why he was in touch with the accused in the case.