Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said that he has not been named as accused, suspect, or witness in the Delhi liquor policy case by the Enforcement Directorate. "The news is false and fabricated. I am neither named as accused nor as suspect, or witness in any ED complaint. It's propaganda to harm my reputation and credibility," Raghav Chadha said.
Raghav Chadha's name was mentioned by Manish Sisodia's former secretary C Arvind in his statements. Along with Chadha, the ED has also mentioned the names of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in its charge sheet.
However, some media reports allegedly mentioned that Raghav Chadha had been named as an accused. Soon after these reports started circulating, the AAP leader warned of legal action unless the reports are taken down and a clarification is issued. Chadha, however, acknowledged that his name appeared to have been mentioned as an attendee of a meeting. "...though the basis of such an allegation is not clear," he stated.
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Delhi Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was arrested by ED in the case on March 9 and is currently under judicial custody in the case.
The CBI and the ED had arrested Sisodia for alleged corruption in the formulation and execution of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 and for laundering the money so generated.