A day after Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to two of the accused in the Delhi excise policy case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday called the liquor scam bogus and said it was a means to malign the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Kejriwal asserted that the entire case is “bogus” and only meant to malign his party.
Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said, “Now even Court has said that there is no material evidence of any kickback or money laundering. We have been saying right from beginning that entire liquor scam is bogus and meant only to malign AAP.”
Addressing a press conference, AAP senior leader and Cabinet minister Atishi said the court order proves that the AAP is the most honest party. BJP spokespersons had been screaming that there is a scam. But now will they apologise and accept that there was no scam?
Reading out the order, Atishi said ,”Yesterday, the Rouse Avenue court granted bail to Rajesh Joshi and Gautam Malhotra. The court order said no evidence had been kept forth by the ED showing any cash payment for bribe or kickbacks. The order said the ED attached some vague statements by witnesses,” she added.
Atishi said that entire investigation has proved that CBI-ED came under the pressure of the Fourth-Pass King, tortured witnesses and took false statements by harassing them. “Further, the court’s order has clearly highlighted that not even one rupee has been embezzled in the Excise Case.
“I want the leaders of the BJP to read the order given by the court. I also want all the TV channels that created a lot of noise regarding this case to read this order as well.
This order of the court makes it crystal clear that forget the Rs 100 crore that ED has been alleging in this so-called scam, the agency does not have any evidence to highlight a scam of even one single paisa.
In this 85-page order the judge is seen repeating on key point that the investigative agencies have not provided any evidence to back their claim regarding a scam,” she said.