Delhi: Entry of election donations in liquor scam, Atishi claims – Government witness’s company gave bonds worth Rs 59 crore to BJP
After the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is continuously attacking the central government. Delhi government minister and party leader Atishi raised questions in the press conference and said that in the matter of excise duty policy, a question has been continuously raised that where is the path of money, to whom and where did the liquor businessman pay? ED has not been able to establish the money trail, the arrest has been made only on the basis of the statement. The Supreme Court asked only one question, where is the money trail. The arrest of Arvind Kejriwal is based on the statement of Sharath Reddy. Aurobindo Pharma MD Sharath Reddy, accused in the Delhi liquor scam, is a government witness.
He further said that Reddy also runs pharma companies like APL Healthcare, he was called for questioning on the 9th. November 2022 He had said that I have not met Arvind Kejriwal, I have no connection with AAP, he was arrested the next day. Months later he changed his statement and got bail, but it was just a statement, no trace of the money was found.
‘All the money is in BJP accounts…’
Showing documents, Atishi said that Reddy’s companies gave Rs 4.5 crore to BJP through electoral bonds. Reddy, owner of Indo Pharma, APL Healthcare, gave money to BJP in the form of electoral bonds. After his arrest, Reddy’s companies gave election donations of Rs 55 crore. Money trail was revealed, all the money went into BJP’s accounts in the form of electoral bonds.
Atishi further said that BJP should be made an accused in the case, ED should arrest JP Nadda. Between Rs 4.5 crore and Rs 55 crore as election donations were paid by Reddy, who is an accused in the excise policy case. BJP took money from Sharath Reddy through electoral bonds. Including the election donations made twice, the total amount becomes Rs 59.4 crore.
What is the whole matter?
Actually, the Delhi government had brought a new excise policy, in which after the controversy increased, on July 28, 2022, the government decided to cancel the new liquor policy and implement the old policy again. In the cabinet note on July 31, it was acknowledged that despite higher sales of liquor, the government’s earnings had decreased because retail and wholesale traders were withdrawing from the liquor business. Revenue of Rs 1,485 crore was received in the first quarter of the financial year 2022-23, which was about 38 percent less than the budget estimate.
