CBI raids residence of Manish Sisodia over excise policy, searches on across 20 locations
India Today
CBI officials are conducting searches on the residence of Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia over the new excise policy row,
The Central Bureau of Investigation has raided the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the excise policy row. Searches are also being conducted across 20 locations in the National Capital Region.
Meanwhile, Manish Sisodia has tweeted refuting all allegations and said that he will cooperate with the investigation.
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From September 1, Delhi will revert to the old excise regime for six months. In the wake of a massive controversy over its new liquor law, the AAP government in the national capital decided to bring back the old excise policy under which there are no private players in the segment.
The excise policy under which the private liquor vends are currently being run in the city comes to an end on August 31, nine months after it was implemented. Starting September 1, only Delhi government corporations will be allowed to run retail liquor shops.
The new policy had completely changed the way liquor was sold in the national capital with the government withdrawing from the retail business and letting private players run the show. It also introduced discounts, rebates and one-plus-one offers on sale of booze.
