Delhi Excise Policy Case: BJP Claims Links Between Liquor Trader & Kejriwal In Fresh Onslaught Against AAP

According to Bhatia, Kejriwal should explain why his administration handed "revdi" (freebies) of corruption to persons close to him and his party.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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New Delhi: After connecting Satyendar Jain and Manish Sisodia to the purported fraud involving the Delhi liquor excise policy, the BJP on Tuesday embarked on a fresh onslaught against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that a person close to AAP leadership was handed a liquor contract under the now-withdrawn tax policy, news agency PTI reported.

During a press conference, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia displayed a photograph of one Karamjeet Singh Lamba with Kejriwal and AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj, claiming that he was not only a partner in Universal Distributors, which was awarded the liquor contract, but he also ran for a local body election on an AAP ticket.

According to Bhatia, Kejriwal should explain why his administration handed "revdi" (freebies) of corruption to persons close to him and his party.

He said that when giving the liquor contracts, the Delhi government broke the law and lacked transparency.

There was no immediate response from Lamba.

The CBI is currently looking into claims of corruption in the creation of the excise policy. According to the AAP, the BJP was upset with Kejriwal and his party's ascension to power and launched a political vengeance.

According to Bhatia, one of the biggest gainers from the AAP government's purported withdrawal of Rs 144 crore owed to liquor sellers was Universal Distributors.

He said that it contributed Rs 66 crore.

He called Kejriwal "kattar beimaan" and promised to keep exposing the chief minister's misdeeds.

(With Inputs From PTI)