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Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said the latter was in jail because no one was not jailed. Jerewal deceives.

Addressing a public rally today, Anurag Thakur said there was corruption and nepotism during the Congress government.

“You have to go and tell people what the Narendra Modi government did. There was corruption and nepotism during the Congress government. 2G scam, CWG, coal, National Herald and submarine scam. But PM Modi said’ Na khaunga, na khane Dunga’. The Congress-Aam Aadmi Party has come together today,” he said.

“I would like to ask you whether action should be taken against corrupt elements,” he added.

Moreover, Anurag Thakur noted that Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were released on bail today. Fodder fraudster Lalu Yadav has been released on bail. Corrupt Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and Satyendra Jain are in jail.

“Arvind Kejriwal is in jail today because “Aisa Koi saga nahi, jisko Kejriwal ne thaga nahi. “(There is no one who has not been cheated by Kejriwal). In the liquor scam, the bribe amount was over Rs 100 crore. The mastermind of the scam is Kejriwal. Is he above the law? The people of Delhi are demanding an account today,” He said.

Meanwhile, jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita on Wednesday said her husband, who has been detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the excise tax scam, The truth of the case will be revealed in court on the 12th. March 28.

Arvind Kejriwal will appear before the court on Thursday after completing ED custody in the Delhi excise policy money laundering case.

In a video message, Sunita Kejriwal lashed out at the Center and central investigating agencies, saying the ED failed to pay even a single penny in over 250 raids carried out in connection with the “alleged liquor scam” could not find it.

“ED has conducted over 250 raids in the alleged liquor scam. They are looking for funds in this alleged scam. They have not found anything yet. Arvind Kejriwal said he will be produced in court on March 28 Revealing all “He will reveal where the money in the alcohol scam is. He will also give evidence…” she said.

On March 21, the Aam Aadmi Party national convener was arrested for alleged wrongdoing in the Delhi excise policy case, which has now been scrapped under an ongoing money laundering probe by the ED. He will be detained until March 28.

The case relates to alleged irregularities and money laundering during the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Duty 2022 policy. The ED, in its preliminary charge sheet filed in November 2021, said the policy was deliberately laced with loopholes that facilitated the secret formation of a cartel in favor of AAP leaders.

Furthermore, the ED also accused AAP leaders of receiving kickbacks from a group of people known as the “Southern Bloc”.

The case stems from a report submitted by Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena in July 2022, which highlighted alleged procedural flaws in policy making .

The report said “arbitrary and unilateral decisions” taken by Sisodia in his capacity as revenue minister resulted in “financial losses” estimated at over Rs 580 crore. The report was submitted to the CBI and led to Sisodia’s arrest.

While Arvind Kejriwal’s name does not appear in the FIR registered by the ED or the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Delhi Expenditure Policy case, his name first appeared in the chargesheet of the ED, the agency Claims he allegedly spoke to one of the lead investigators. Accused Sameer Mahendru asked him to continue cooperating with co-accused and AAP communications chief Vijay Nair during a video call.

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