NEW DELHI: Chief secretary Naresh Kumar in his report dated July 8, 2022, flagged seven “procedural lapses” in the implementation of Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, officials said. According to the report, the excise department allowed a waiver of Rs. 144.36 crore to the liquor cartel on the tendered licence fee on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government earned close to Rs 7,000 crore by auctioning licences to private players for opening 849 stores in the Capital. Calling the case “fake”, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sisodia was staunchly honest and he, his ministers and MLAs did not fear going to jail.
