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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy Scam case, making him the third AAP minister to be taken into custody. The arrest followed ED officials conducting raids at Singh's residence on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy.
Sanjay Singh's arrest further diminishes the strength of the AAP led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as the party has already seen Manish Sisodia and Satyander Jain facing incarceration.
Prior to Singh's arrest, ED investigators had questioned members of his staff and individuals associated with the 51-year-old Rajya Sabha MP.
Sanjay Singh's name was mentioned in the ED's charge sheet, which detailed his alleged involvement with Dinesh Arora, a middleman. Arora claimed to have met Singh during an event at his restaurant, Unplugged Courtyard. According to the charge sheet, in 2020, Singh reportedly requested Arora to help restaurant owners raise funds for the Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi assembly election campaign, resulting in a cheque for ₹82 lakh being issued for this purpose.
The charge sheet further disclosed that Dinesh Arora stated that another accused, Amit Arora, sought assistance in relocating his liquor shop from Okhla to Pitampura. Singh allegedly facilitated this request by communicating with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, ultimately resolving the matter through the Excise Department.
Dinesh Arora's statement also indicated that he had met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once at his residence in the presence of Sanjay Singh, while he had spoken to Sisodia on several occasions.
In response to the ED's searches at MP Sanjay Singh's residence, AAP alleged that the investigation agency was targeting Singh due to his parliamentary inquiries regarding the Adani group.
"Sanjay Singh kept on raising questions on the issue of Adani, and this is why the raids are being conducted at his residence. The Central agencies found nothing earlier and won't find anything today either. First, they conducted raids at the residence of some journalists yesterday and today, raids conducted at Sanjay Singh's residence," said AAP spokesperson Reena Gupta.
Sanjay Singh's father, Dinesh Singh, stated that they are fully cooperating with the ED's investigation.
The Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which granted licenses to liquor traders, was alleged to have allowed cartelization and favored certain dealers who purportedly paid bribes for it. This charge was vehemently denied by the AAP. Subsequently, the policy was scrapped, and the Delhi Lieutenant Governor recommended a CBI probe. In response, the ED registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
BJP's Parvesh Sahib Singh Supports Arrest Of AAP MP Citing Evidence Of Involvement
The arrest of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi liquor scam case has been defended by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Parvesh Sahib Singh, who claims that there is substantial evidence of Singh's involvement in the matter.
#WATCH | Delhi: On the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh, BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh says, "Sanjay Singh was completely involved in this matter. There is evidence available and if you have done corruption, you will be arrested and sent to jail...Arvind Kejriwal is the mastermind of… pic.twitter.com/kTamQeAJEU
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2023
Sanjay Singh Arrest Live: BSP MP Danish Ali Condemns AAP MP's Arrest, Alleges Misuse Of Agencies
Danish Ali, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP, has strongly criticised the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi liquor scam case. Ali claimed Singh's suspension from the Rajya Sabha was due to his persistent questioning about Manipur-related issues, implying that the government was dissatisfied with his inquiries. The BSP MP went on to call the current situation an "undeclared emergency" marked by agency abuse and one-sided actions, calling it "vendetta politics."
#WATCH | Delhi: On the arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh, BSP MP Danish Ali says, "Sanjay Singh was suspended from Rajya Sabha because he was continuously asking questions on Manipur. The government did not like it... This is an undeclared emergency. Today the agencies are being… pic.twitter.com/tpfw9jMui3
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2023
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