Excise policy ‘scam’: chargesheet a ‘cut-and-paste’ of earlier filings, says Kejriwal

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nationalist convener and erstwhile Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told a Delhi tribunal connected Saturday that the chargesheet filed against him successful the excise argumentation “scam” was a “duplication of earlier chargesheets”.

The tribunal was proceeding arguments connected the framing of charges against the AAP chief.

Mr. Kejriwal’s counsel told a peculiar CBI tribunal that the Central bureau did not find immoderate incriminating worldly against him, pointing retired that the erstwhile CM was neither named successful the archetypal chargesheet nor successful the 3 supplementary chargesheets filed subsequently. The tribunal volition perceive the substance adjacent connected February 7

The lawsuit stems from a ailment lodged by Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena who alleged irregularities successful the framing and implementation of the excise argumentation of Delhi successful 2020. Mr. Kejriwal was accused of modifying the excise argumentation successful a mode successful which undue favours were extended to licence holders, licence interest was waived oregon reduced and L-1 licence was extended without the competent authority’s approval. The beneficiaries diverted “illegal” gains to the accused officials and made mendacious entries successful their books of accounts to evade detection.

The ED had aboriginal booked the accused persons, including Mr. Kejriwal, for wealth laundering.

Published - January 18, 2026 01:13 americium IST

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