Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in his capacity as the Excise Minister, had overruled the pruning of the number of dry days in the Capital “without assigning any reason” in 2015 but allegedly unilaterally decided in favour of it after implementation of the revamped Excise Policy 2021-22, the Directorate of Vigilance (DoV) that conducted an inquiry into the matter has said.
The report further states that the new policy had sought to “distort” market prices to “tilt market forces” in favour of select liquor licensees against others in relation to hefty discounts on liquor.
