AAP levels ‘money trail’ charges against BJP after Arvind Kejriwal arrest

New Delhi:

A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was sent to Enforcement Directorate custody for seven days, Aam Aadmi Party alleged funds in Delhi liquor policy case Clues point to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The probe agency told the court that Arvind Kejriwal acted as a middleman to provide kickbacks worth Rs 100 crore to the Delhi government from the “South Group”.

AAP’s Atishi refuted the claims, saying financial clues in the case pointed to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. She based her claim on the fact that Aurobindo Pharma director Sharath Chandra Reddy, who was also arrested in the case in 2022, donated money to the BJP through electoral bonds.

“For these two years, one question has been raised again and again – where did the funds go? Where did the money go? No proceeds of crime have been recovered from any leader, minister or functionary of AAP,” Atish said. 2. In Delhi Govt.

“Sharat Chandra Reddy was summoned for questioning on November 9, 2022. He made it clear that he had never met or spoken to Arvind Kejriwal and had no connection with AAP. As soon as he said this, he was educated the next day He was arrested by the bureau. After a few months in jail, he changed his story. He said that he met Arvind Kejriwal and spoke to him about the GST policy. As soon as he said this, he was released on bail,” Atishi added. road.

Citing electoral bond donation data recently released by the Election Commission, Atishi said Aurobindo Pharma donated crores of rupees to the BJP. Data shows that Aurobindo Pharma purchased bonds worth Rs 52 crore between April 2021 and November 2023, of which 66% belonged to the BJP and the rest was allocated to the Telangana BSP and Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party of the state.

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Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Education Department on Thursday in a corruption case related to the now-defunct Delhi liquor policy. The ED reasoned that the Delhi Liquor Policy 2021-22 provides a very high profit margin of 12 per cent to wholesalers and nearly 185 per cent to retailers. Of the 12 per cent, 6 per cent was recovered from wholesalers as kickbacks to AAP leaders, while the ‘South Group’ allegedly paid in advance to another accused with links to AAP, Vijay Nair ) provided Rs.

“Southern Bloc” is the name given by central agencies to the alleged network of middlemen, businessmen and politicians.

The AAP insists Mr Kejriwal will head the government even if it means doing so from jail.