Excise Policy

Before WBSBCL came into existence, wholesale distribution was largely handled by private license holders operating under the Bengal Excise Act of 1909.

This episode focuses on a pattern, the weaponisation of public pressure against state institutions, particularly the judiciary. When people with large social media followings launch coordinated campaigns to delegitimise sitting judges, manufacture or manipulate evidence, and publicly refuse to participate in the judicial process, they are not practising Satyagraha. They are systematically undermining public trust in institutions that safeguard ordinary people far more than politicians.

"K Kavitha conspired with the members of the South Group and the AAP leaders through Vijay Nair (who was acting on behalf of the top leaders of the AAP) to pay kickbacks to the tune of Rs 100 Cr and receive undue benefits", the ED chargesheet said.

As per reports, Kejriwal is restricted from visiting the CM's office or signing any files, except where his signature is necessary for obtaining approval from the LG of Delhi.

In his earnest efforts to showcase Arvind Kejriwal as an 'ordinary man', his lawyer forgot that the details of ‘Aam Aadmi’ Arvind Kejriwal's 13000 sq ft 'humble abode' renovated at a cost of almost Rs 45 crore of tax payer's money is all in the public domain

Arora has been declared an approver in the same case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Manish Sisodia, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, in a CBI case related to alleged corruption in the implementation of the previous liquor policy in the national capital. 

CBI said that Manish Sisodia "misused" his official position and dishonestly changed the Excise Policy under the influence of the South Group

In its first chargesheet in the case, CBI alleged that around Rs 20-30 crore was arranged by suspect Abhishek Boinpally at the behest of South Group and paid to Vijay Nair via Dinesh Arora in cash between July and September 2021.

OpIndia could not verify what the black-ish mark on Kejriwal's tooth is. We cannot independently verify if Kejriwal lost his tooth during CBI questioning.