Excise Policy

Sisodia targets ‘politics of intimidation’; shares prison musings in open letter

Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday penned down his prison musings in an open letter. Sisodia writes that being in jail has given him the time to reflect on current developments. He wondered why the politics of incarceration, threat, and intimidation are always easy to execute over the politics of public good […]

BJP HQ turns fortress; cops stop AAP protesters

Terming the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia an “emergency” situation, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers held a protest near Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters at DDU marg on Monday afternoon. Hundreds of workers led by leaders like Sanjay Singh, Atishi, Raghav Chaddha, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Jasmine, and Gopal Rai gathered outside the […]

Delhi Excise Policy Case: ED says approvals given beyond working hours

Delhi Excise Department burned the midnight oil to give a large number of approvals, mostly to people who are part of the cartels

Excise Policy case: Manish Sisodia changed 12 phones, say ED sources

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia destroyed or changed at least 12 mobile phones in a span of one year, said the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The financial investigation agency will lead its probe with this detail and find out whether there was a specific intention behind frequent change of […]

Excise Policy Case: ED quizzes AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak

Adding to the trouble of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning its MLA Durgesh Pathak in connection with the now-scrapped new Excise Policy case, officials said. 

Excise Policy Row: Sisodia Rubbishes Allegations, Says BJP Promotes Liquor Mafia

NEW DELHI: Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday rejected all charges against the Delhi Excise Policy and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “playing dirty politics” to promote the liquor mafia. He said that the Delhi Excise Policy will expire on July 31 but officials are not ready to take it forward. […]