Last Updated: 22 March 2024
New Excise policy was implemented on 17 November 2021 and CBI probe ordered on 21 July 2022
-- First scam in India where Govt revenue increased :)
BJP "rattled by the stoppage of its Rs 3,500 crore earning through commission" - Manish Sisodia in Delhi Assembly 04 Jan 2022[1]
2 Witnesses against AAP leaders donated 55 crores Money to BJP & joined BJP+ coalition for elections respectively
At least 5 key witnesses retracted, informed in front of the court that they had been coerced/tortured into giving false testimony[2]
First scam in India where Govt revenue increased :)
All below Data points are as per Delhi assembly official record. Reference Link to Delhi Assembly site[3:1]
| Policy Type | Period | Govt Revenue (in crores) |
Num of Shops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old policy | 17 Nov 2018 - 31 Aug 2019 | 5342 | 864 |
| Old policy | 17 Nov 2019 - 31 Aug 2020 | 4722 | 864 |
| Old policy | 17 Nov 2020 - 31 Aug 2021 | 4890[4] | 864 |
| New policy | 17 Nov 2021 - 31 Aug 2022 | 5576[4:1] | only 468* (out of 849) |
* as of Jul 2022 due to interference & intimidation[5]
All details covered separately here
1. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐲[6]
2. 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐲
ED/CBI caught fabricating evidence
At least 5 key witnesses retracted, informed in front of the court that they had been coerced/tortured into giving false testimony[2:1]
Hearing loss to Mr Chanda, who is one of the witnesses, during torture by ED in excise scam Case; backed by a medical report[11]
Mr Chandan retracted all statements, admissions, or signatures obtained by the ED[11:1]
Busted Allegation 1[12]:
100 crore of kickbacks received by AAP which were used in Goa 2022 electionsED confessed in court that AAP had spent only Rs. 19 lakh in cash in Goa electionsThis is seen by AAP as
certificate of honesty by ED
Busted Allegation 2[15]:
Busted Allegation 3[15:1]:
Busted Allegation 4[16]:
5 of those phones were in ED/CBI custody as per the IMEI numbers & their own seizure report and most others were found to be functioningBusted Allegation 5[17]:
Allegation: Under the new excise policy, the profit margins of wholesalers were arbitrarily increased from 5% to 12%[19]
Details here SC Bail Judgement & Legal Experts Opinion [AAP Wiki]
References:
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/heated-debate-in-delhi-assembly-over-new-excise-policy-sisodia-says-bjp-rattled/408313 ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/ed-forcing-witnesses-to-give-wrong-statements-alleges-sanjay-singh/videoshow/99441478.cms?from=mdr ↩︎ ↩︎
http://delhiassembly.nic.in/VidhanSabhaQuestions/20230322/Starred/S-14-22032023.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
https://theprint.in/india/aap-bjp-spar-in-delhi-assembly-over-excise-revenue-losses/1476792/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/delhi-liquor-shops-to-be-shut-from-monday-as-govt-withdraws-new-excise-policy-latest-updates-2022-07-30-796153 ↩︎
https://thewire.in/politics/company-of-businessman-who-turned-approver-in-delhi-liquor-policy-case-donated-rs-5-crore-to-bjp-days-after-arrest ↩︎
https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/businessman-accused-in-rs-100-crore-delhi-liquor-scam-paid-bjp-rs-55-crore-thru-bonds ↩︎
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/190723/delhi-liquor-scam-raghava-gets-bail.html ↩︎ ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/magunta-to-turn-approver-in-delhi-liquor-policy-case/articleshow/103522129.cms ↩︎
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Mar/17/ap-magunta-returns-to-tdp-fold-son-is-likely-to-get-ongole-mp-seat ↩︎
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/probe-agency-accused-of-torture-as-man-claims-hearing-loss-from-beating-3511396 ↩︎ ↩︎
https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty/status/1655140241429221378 ↩︎
https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2023/26668/26668_2023_3_1501_47839_Judgement_30-Oct-2023.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://twitter.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1718976275422023791 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/excise-scam-delhi-court-grants-bail-to-two-accused-8596902/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/ed-fabricating-statements-and-misleading-court-says-kejriwal/article66737914.ece ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/ed-accepted-sanjay-singhs-name-in-chargesheet-was-by-mistake-aap/articleshow/99972386.cms?from=mdr ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/height-of-injustice-aap-mp-sanjay-singh-slams-ed-for-raids-at-residences-of-his-associates/articleshow/100464586.cms?from=mdr ↩︎
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-excise-policy-scam-sc-rejects-review-petition-filed-by-manish-sisodia-seeking-bail-11702567989050.html ↩︎
