CAG report in Delhi Assembly highlights irregularities in excise policy, suggesting significant financial losses.
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00:00Now, it's the liquorgate dangal which has once again reignited in the national capital.
00:05The BJP government tabled the CAG report revealing alleged loopholes in the Arvind Kejriwal era
00:11and that led to the excise policy, which then later led to a massive loss of over 2000 crore
00:16rupees to the Schecker.
00:18But what exactly does the report say?
00:20We are decoding this in our next report.
00:50India Today accessed exclusive details of the CAG report, which shows alleged loopholes
01:14in the Kejriwal era excise policy.
01:18As per the report, the control of licenses was held by only few members and the excise
01:23policy risked monopoly and creation of curtains.
01:27The report says policy decisions were taken without the competent authorities' nod and
01:33permissions were not obtained for any license exemptions.
01:36The new policy not only violated norms by granting licenses to private entities but
01:42also removed the role of Delhi government corporations.
01:45The CAG report says the new policy led to a loss of over 2000 crore rupees to the state
01:50exchequer and claims expert panel findings were changed to tweak the policy.
02:11The CAG report also explains how the massive losses were incurred.
02:17The total loss to exchequer from the implementation of excise policy was over 2000 crore rupees.
02:24Of this a loss of 941 crore rupees was due to zonal license exemptions and another 890
02:31crore rupees loss due to non-tendering of retail licenses.
03:01The AAP claims no proof yet has been found to back the claims.
03:32A total of 14 CAG reports are expected to be tabled this session, including one of the
03:38Chief Minister's official residence of Six Flag Staff or Shish Mahal as BJP calls it,
03:44which was renovated during Arvind Kejriwal's rule.
03:50The political storm is only intensifying in the capital.
03:54Bureau report, India Today.