After the court granted bail to two of the accused in the excise policy case on Sunday, the AAP requested that the BJP apologise to it for making “false” accusations against the party.
AAP senior leader and Cabinet member Atishi claimed at a press conference that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made two charges that Rs 100 crore in payments were obtained from liquor traders and used to influence the Goa polls.
“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 bribes or kickbacks. The order said the ED attached some vague statements by witnesses,” she added.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, alleged that the entire inquiry is “bogus” and intended merely to discredit his party.
“Now even Court has said that there is no material evidence of any kickback or money laundering. We have been saying right from the beginning that the entire liquor scam is bogus and meant only to malign AAP,” he said in a tweet.
The court stated there was “no independent evidence to corroborate this fact,” despite the ED’s assertion that Joshi, a vendor, made sure Rs 30 crore arrived in Goa for the elections.
“This order proves that the Aam Aadmi Party (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?” she asked.
According to Atishi, who had read the court ruling, it had been noted that the ED statement contained “contradictions and exceptions.”
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