On the second day of the Delhi Assembly session, the proceedings of the House started with the address of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. After this, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta kept the report related to the irregularities taken in making new excise duty policy from 14 pending CAG reports today. This policy was formed by the government of the predecessor Aam Aadmi Party. The CAG report said that the state treasury was hit by Rs 2,002 crore due to violation of rules, unnecessary exemption and policy flaws in making new excise duty policy.
However, AAP Legislature Party leader (Leader of Opposition) Atishi in the Delhi Assembly has defended the new excise policy made during the Chief Ministership of Arvind Kejriwal, which the then government withdrew after being accused of irregularities. Atishi said that the excise audit report from 2017 to 2021 appeared in the House. In this, the flaws of old liquor policy have been revealed. We have been saying that we exposed the old product policy, because black marketing was happening. Liquor was being smuggled from UP, Haryana in Delhi. The new liquor policy had banned this black marketing and stopped the revenue deficit to the Delhi government.
Damage due to not implementing new excise policy: Atishi
Atishi said in a press conference that the eighth chapter of the CAG report says that the new policy was transparent, provisions to stop black marketing were included and it should have increased revenue. When this policy was implemented in Punjab, there was an increase in excise revenue there too. Due to this policy, the excise revenue of Punjab has increased by 65 percent from 2021 to 2025. The report said that if the new policy was properly implemented, the revenue would have increased from 4,108 crores to 8,911 crore in just one year.
He said that the new excise duty policy was not implemented, so Delhi’s excise revenue decreased by Rs 2,000 crore. It should be investigated who did not allow it to be implemented. Three people are responsible for this: Delhi LG, CBI and ED … This policy makes it clear that the AAP government had taken the right decision by removing the old policy. Our demand is that on the basis of this CAG report, Delhi Lt. Governor, CBI and ED should be investigated, FIR should be registered and action should be taken.
What is the next next after presenting the CAG report?
If sources are to be believed, the Public Accounts Committee of Delhi Assembly (Public Accounts Committee or PAC) can take cognizance of the CAG report on the excise policy. If needed, the PAC can issue summons to the former Chief Minister of Delhi, former ministers and other accused related to the liquor policy case. Prior to this, the problems of CM Arvind Kejriwal and GOM (Group of Ministers) making Delhi Excise Policy may increase.
Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijendra Gupta can form a PAC, which will have 12 members. If the PAC is covered, then apart from BJP MLAs and some AAP MLAs will also be included. The Delhi liquor scam will conduct an investigation on the basis of the revelations in the CAG report in the case and will prepare its report and recommend action against the guilty people. The PAC report will be submitted to the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. The House will decide on what action can be taken against those responsible for harming the government treasury.
What does CAG report say on Delhi liquor scam?
Delhi was hit by thousands of crores of rupees in the liquor scam. This slap is due to many different discounts and violations of rules. Many big revelations about this scam have been made in the CAG report today. Let’s know how the loss of more than two thousand crores due to the new excise policy of Delhi’s government treasury?
> A loss of ₹ 941.53 crore caused a loss of ₹ 941.53 crore due to non-opening of liquor shops in non-non-renovation area.
> There was a loss of ₹ 890 crore due to not re-tendering the license left.
> There was a loss of ₹ 144 crore due to license fee exemption in the name of Covid-19.
> There was a loss of ₹ 27 crore due to not collecting the security deposit properly.
> Rule 35 (Delhi Excise Policy, 2010) was not implemented properly.
> People who were interested in manufacturing and retail were given wholesale licenses.
> This benefited only one kind of people in the entire liquor supply chain.
> The margin of the wholesaler was increased from 5 percent to 12 percent.
> The government said that labs will be made in the warehouse for quality checks, but no lab is built.
> This increased the profit of wholesalers and the government suffered losses in revenue.
> Screening was not done, upfront cost was ignored.
> ₹ 100 crore was needed to run the Licker Zone, but the government did not do any financial check.
> The income of many bids was very less or zero for the last 3 years.
> This increased the possibility of proxy honorship and political favorite.
> The AAP government ignited the advice of its own expert committee and made arbitrary changes in the policy.
> Earlier one person was allowed to keep only 2 shops, but the new policy was increased to 54.
> Earlier there were 377 shops of the government, but 849 lick vendors were made in the new policy, out of which only 22 private players got licenses.
> This promoted Monopoli and Catarisation.
> Manufacturer was compulsory to tie-up with just one Holce.
> Of the 367 register IMFL brand, only 25 brands covered 70% of the total liquor sales.
> Only three wholesalers, Mahadev Liquors, and Brindco controlled 71% supply.
> This manipulated the price of alcohol and left the customer less options.
Liquor scam involved in big people and relatives: Maliwal
Aam Aadmi Party rebel Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal wrote in a post on X, ‘When liquor contracts were being opened in 2021 in the streets of Delhi, near the temple-gurdwaras, I was still being the DCW President Try to be closed. The government also had to close some contracts. I have always raised my voice against wrong. According to the CAG report, the government suffered a loss of more than 2000 crores. There are many characters in this liquor scam, they are friends of big people.
Today only one report has come, there are 13 left: Virendra Sachdeva
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said, ‘Finally the day has come, Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi and Manish Sisodia which were trying to ignore. Today CM Rekha Gupta has brought the CAG report to the public, now the black face of AAP leadership has come in front of the public. He broke all rules and regulations and made wrong laws. During the Kovid period, he put the profit from alcohol in his pocket. Arvind Kejriwal you have to answer. The CAG report has proved how AAP leaders have looted Delhi. AAP MLAs have been recited anarchy. We will work constitutionally. All his rapes will be revealed. Today only one report has come, there are 13 left.