'Arrest Me If Allegations Are True’: Manish Sisodia Slams BJP’s New ‘Sting Operation’ On Liquor Policy

Addressing a press conference, BJP Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta claimed that a total amount of Rs 100 crore was given by liquor giants to AAP in cash, to be used for elections in Goa or Punjab.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Manish Sisodia on Thursday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over its sting operation alleging the AAP government for corruption in “handing over contracts for liquor licences” under the excise policy introduced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. 

On Thursday, the saffron party released a sting operation alleging that the AAP ruled Delhi government was involved in corruption while handing over contracts for liquor licences in the national capital. 

Reacting to the BJP’s move Sisodia took to Twitter and said, “CBI raided my house, nothing was found. Nothing was found in the locker. CBI/ED investigated, found nothing. Now BJP has come with sting. CBI/ED should also investigate this sting. If the allegations are true, arrest me by Monday. Otherwise, the PM should apologise to me for doing a false sting on Monday.”

CBI ने मेरे घर रेड की, कुछ नहीं मिला। लाकर में कुछ नहीं मिला। CBI/ED ने जाँच कर ली, कुछ नहीं मिला। अब भाजपा स्टिंग ले के आयी है। CBI/ED ये स्टिंग भी जाँच कर ले। आरोप सहीं हों तो मुझे सोमवार तक गिरफ़्तार कर लो। नहीं तो सोमवार को PM जी झूठा स्टिंग करने के लिए मुझसे माफ़ी माँग लें.

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) September 15, 2022

Addressing a press conference, BJP Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta claimed that a total amount of Rs 100 crore was given by liquor giants to AAP in cash, to be used for elections in Goa or Punjab.

The party also aired a sting operation during the press conference claiming AAP’s complicity in the alleged Delhi liquor scam. 

The sting aired by BJP claimed that "a total amount of Rs 100 crore was given by liquor giants to AAP in cash, to be used for elections in Goa or Punjab." 

Sting aired by BJP also alleged that AAP's policy killed small retailers and only let giants live. 

"Licence earlier for Rs 10 lakhs, was brought up to Rs 5 crore so no small player exists. Government was not getting money from retailers, only wholesalers, so they stopped fixing a quota for wholesalers," the BJP added. 

It was further claimed by BJP that while earlier commission for wholesaler or supplier was of approximately 5 per cent and it was now made 12 per cent adding that the same policy was applied in Punjab but at 10 per cent rather than 12.