New Delhi. The High Court has currently refused to stay the order of the lower court proceedings against former CM Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the Delhi Liquor Policy scam. Along with this, Delhi High Court has also issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Kejriwal’s petition and sought its reply. Taking cognizance of the ED charge sheet, the lower court of Delhi had approved the trial against Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal had challenged this order of the lower court in the High Court a day earlier.
It is noteworthy that Delhi Liquor Policy issue has become a thorn in the neck of Aam Aadmi Party leaders. In this case, former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh have been released on bail after being lodged in Tihar Jail for a long time. Apart from these, BRS Legislative Council leader and former Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter K. Kavita also had to go to jail, although now she too has got bail.
The liquor policy scam is being investigated by both ED and CBI. In its charge sheet, ED has described Arvind Kejriwal as the kingpin of this scam. Besides, Manish Sisodia has also been named as the main accused. ED says that Delhi’s new liquor policy was made under the leadership of Kejriwal and Sisodia and through this, Aam Aadmi Party leaders diverted crores of rupees. ED alleges that the money related to this liquor policy was also used by the Aam Aadmi Party in the Goa Assembly elections. Of. Kavita is accused of helping in money laundering while managing South’s lobby.
