Delhi Liquor Policy: News

07 Jun 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Watch: Arvind Kejriwal gets emotional while remembering Manish Sisodia

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday got emotional while talking about the contributions of Manish Sisodia, jailed former minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, in the field of education, reported ANI.

05 Jun 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi HC denies Sisodia's interim bail, allowed to meet wife

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied interim bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia.

03 Jun 2023

Manish Sisodia

Manish Sisodia's wife hospitalized before AAP leader could meet her

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia could not meet his ailing wife on Saturday after her health worsened and she had to be hospitalized, NDTV reported.

03 Jun 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi: AAP's Manish Sisodia reaches home to meet ailing wife

Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Saturday reached his home in Delhi to meet his ailing wife, reported ANI.

30 May 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquorgate: Delhi HC rejects AAP's Manish Sisodia's bail

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam case.

28 May 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

'Brave man, hero': Kejriwal after meeting Satyendar Jain in hospital

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and his former cabinet minister Satyendar Jain at a hospital on Sunday, where the AAP leaders shared a warm embrace.

12 May 2023

Manish Sisodia

Liquorgate: Sisodia's custody extended till June 2 in CBI case

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has extended former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's judicial custody until June 2 in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, reported ANI.

03 May 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Liquorgate: ED 'mistakenly' names Sanjay Singh in chargesheet, Kejriwal reacts

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that the entire Delhi Liquor Policy scam case was "fake" and a conspiracy to defame the "most honest party."

02 May 2023

Raghav Chadha

Liquorgate: AAP's Raghav Chadha denies being named in ED chargesheet

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha reacted to reports that he has been named by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its supplementary chargesheet in the Delhi Liquor Policy case.

16 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi liquorgate: Arvind Kejriwal grilled for 9 hours by CBI

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam case.

15 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Liquor policy: BJP's 5 questions for Kejriwal before CBI questioning

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Saturday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was shaking with fear after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned in the alleged liquor policy scam case.

15 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Assembly special session on Monday over liquor policy row 

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi reportedly called a special one-day Legislative Assembly session on Monday over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summons to the Delhi chief minister in the alleged excise policy scam case.

15 Apr 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal slams ED, CBI; claims liquor scam never happened

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that no liquor policy scam happened in the national capital while slamming the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

03 Apr 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquorgate: Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended till April 17

A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia until April 17 in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case over the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.

31 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquorgate: Manish Sisodia's bail plea dismissed

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia in the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam case.

25 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi: Manish Sisodia's bail plea hearing adjourned till April 5

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till April 5 in a money-laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.

22 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquorgate: Sisodia sent to judicial custody till April 5

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to judicial custody until April 5 in connection with the alleged money laundering case relating to the Excise Policy 2021-22.

20 Mar 2023

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi liquorgate: Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended by 14 days

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia until April 3 in the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) case over the Delhi liquor policy scam.

17 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquorgate: Manish Sisodia's ED custody extended by 5 days

A Delhi court granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) five more days of custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia until March 22 in the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam case.

BJP-BRS poster war as Kavitha skips questioning by ED

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC, Kalvakuntla Kavitha, skipped her scheduled questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam case on Thursday.

11 Mar 2023

New Delhi

BRS protests after BJP leader makes 'derogatory' remarks against Kavitha

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) workers protested in New Delhi on Saturday after the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Telangana unit chief, Bandi Sanjay, allegedly made "derogatory" remarks against CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter, BRS MLC K Kavitha, reported ANI.

11 Mar 2023

Delhi

Sisodia lodged in Tihar Jail's 'VVVIP' cell: Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar 

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has been lodged in a "VVVIP cell" of the Tihar Jail, conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar claimed on Friday, reported The Indian Express.

Delhi liquorgate: ED to question BRS's Kavitha about 'south cartel' 

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam case.

10 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Sisodia bought SIMs, phones under others' names: ED to court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the court on Friday that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, arrested for his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy scam, used SIM cards and phones bought under someone else's names.

10 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi Liquor Policy case: ED gets 7-day custody of Sisodia

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Friday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seven-day custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

09 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

ED arrests Manish Sisodia a day before scheduled bail hearing

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday after interrogating him in Tihar Jail in connection with the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam.

09 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi Liquor Policy case: ED interrogates Sisodia, defers Kavitha's questioning

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail for the second time in connection with the alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi Liquor Policy 2021-22.

09 Mar 2023

K. Chandrashekar Rao

KCR's daughter Kavitha to hold protest in Delhi tomorrow

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter K Kavitha, who has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, will organize a one-day hunger strike in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday, reported News18.

08 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Sisodia kept in segregated ward: Jail authorities rebuff AAP's allegations

The authorities of Tihar Jail clarified that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been lodged in a segregated ward of Central Jail-1 keeping his security in mind.

08 Mar 2023

K. Chandrashekar Rao

Delhi Liquor Policy case: ED summons KCR's daughter Kavitha

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's (KCR) daughter K Kavitha on Thursday to probe suspected money laundering in the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam.

07 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Jailed Manish Sisodia under CCTV surveillance, surrounded by dreaded criminals

Tough days are likely ahead for former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is currently lodged in the Tihar Jail.

Liquor policy: ED arrests businessman Arun Pillai; Sisodia's questioning likely

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai in connection to the Delhi liquor policy scam case.

06 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Sisodia's custody extended till March 20, moved to Tihar Jail

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was moved to Tihar Jail No. 1 on Monday after a special court remanded him to judicial custody till March 20.

04 Mar 2023

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Manish Sisodia's bail hearing deferred; CBI remand extended till Monday

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday listed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former deputy CM Manish Sisodia's bail plea for hearing on March 10 in the Delhi Liquor policy case, Live Law reported.

28 Feb 2023

Manish Sisodia

SC rejects Manish Sisodia's bail plea, suggests moving HC

The Supreme Court refused to entertain the bail plea of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia On Tuesday.

28 Feb 2023

Manish Sisodia

What conditions did court put for Manish Sisodia's custodial interrogation

Delhi's Rouse Avenue court sentenced Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to a five-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand in the excise policy case on Monday.

27 Feb 2023

Delhi

Delhi court sends Sisodia to CBI remand till March 4

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Monday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand of Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia until March 4.

AAP protests Manish Sisodia's arrest; BJP under criticism from Opposition

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's arrest in the Delhi liquor policy case has triggered a fresh fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Opposition parties.

27 Feb 2023

Delhi

#NewsBytesExplainer: Everything to know about alleged Delhi liquor scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Sunday in connection with alleged corruption and irregularities in formulating and implementing the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy for 2021-22.

26 Feb 2023

Delhi

Delhi liquor policy case: CBI arrests Manish Sisodia after questioning

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam case.

26 Feb 2023

Manish Sisodia

CBI to question Manish Sisodia today; Arvind Kejriwal fears arrest

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning on Sunday in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam case.

23 Feb 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi liquor policy case: ED quizzes Kejriwal's PA Bibhav Kumar

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is currently questioning Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar in the purported Delhi Liquor Policy scam case.

20 Feb 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquor scam case: Sisodia summoned by CBI on Sunday

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia has been summoned to appear for questioning before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam case.

19 Feb 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquor policy: Manish Sisodia urges CBI to delay questioning

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to delay his questioning in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam by a week, for which he was summoned on Sunday.

Delhi liquor policy case: CBI recalls Manish Sisodia for questioning

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has once again called Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for questioning on Saturday in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam case.

Delhi liquor policy scam: YSRCP MP's son arrested by ED

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Magunta Srinivasalu Reddy's son, Magunta Raghava, on Friday in connection to the Delhi liquor policy scam case.

08 Feb 2023

Hyderabad

Delhi liquor policy case: Former aide of KCR's daughter arrested

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchi Babu Gorantla in connection with the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam case.

Delhi liquor policy case: BJP corners Kejriwal with massive protest 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a major demonstration outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters on Saturday in response to the suspected participation of its chief, Arvind Kejriwal, in the Delhi liquor policy scam.

AAP used liquor scam money to fund Goa campaigning: ED

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a new chargesheet in the Delhi liquor policy scam case claimed that Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal FaceTimed with liquor trader and Indospirit's managing director Sameer Mahendru on AAP leader Vijay Nair's phone.

01 Dec 2022

Delhi

AAP's Vijay Nair received Rs. 100 crore kickbacks: ED

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a special Delhi court on Wednesday that kickbacks of nearly Rs. 100 crore had been received by Vijay Nair, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) communication officer, "on behalf of AAP leaders."

Delhi liquor policy case: ED arrests pharma, liquor company heads

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Pharma's director Sharath Reddy and Pernod Ricard general manager Benoy Babu over alleged money laundering in the Delhi liquor policy case late on Wednesday.

Delhi liquor policy case: Manish Sisodia's aide to turn approver

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday petitioned a Delhi court to make Dinesh Arora, a businessman and aide of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, a government witness in the Delhi liquor policy case, NDTV reported.

17 Oct 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Sisodia's CBI questioning underway: Kejriwal says jail locks will break

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for questioning in the excise policy scam on Monday.

17 Oct 2022

Manish Sisodia

Delhi: CBI begins questioning Manish Sisodia, AAP fears arrest

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his questioning in the Delhi excise policy case.

Delhi liquor policy case: Liquor baron, AAP communications in-charge arrested

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Delhi-based liquor baron Sameer Mahendru in connection with a money laundering investigation into the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy.

05 Sep 2022

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi liquor policy: 'Sting operation' video exposes scam, alleges BJP

In a new twist in the Delhi liquor policy row, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released an alleged "sting operation" video, claiming Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia earned hundreds of crores through illegal brokerage.

01 Sep 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal wins floor test in Delhi Assembly amid poaching allegations

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government led by Arvind Kejriwal passed the floor test in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday amid political infighting over the excise policy in the national capital.

31 Aug 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi LG to sue AAP leaders over 'false' graft charges

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena, on Wednesday, threatened to sue the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for defamation for corruption charges hurled at him.

'They found nothing': Sisodia on CBI searching his bank locker

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths on Tuesday searched Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's bank locker in connection with the case of alleged corruption in the Delhi liquor policy.

30 Aug 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP holds overnight 'dharna' at Delhi Assembly, demands L-G's suspension

Amid its ongoing face-off with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has held overnight protests at the Delhi Assembly.

25 Aug 2022

Delhi

BJP trying to poach 40 AAP MLAs, claims Kejriwal

In a fresh attack on Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to poach 40 of his MLAs to topple the Delhi government.

24 Aug 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP claims BJP offered Rs. 20 crore to 4 MLAs

Amid the political tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Delhi liquor policy, the AAP on Wednesday claimed that the saffron party offered Rs. 20 crore to four of its MLAs to switch sides.

21 Aug 2022

Delhi

CBI lookout notice: Tell me where to come, asks Sisodia

Amid high-voltage political drama in Delhi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday issued a lookout notice against Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi.

Delhi: Officials reshuffled hours after CBI raids Manish Sisodia's home

A dozen senior IAS officers were transferred between departments, hours after CBI raided the residence of Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia on allegations of corruption in Delhi Excise Policy.

03 Apr 2022

Delhi

Delhi: Liquor shops can now offer up to 25% discount

The Delhi government has permitted private shops to offer up to 25% discount on the maximum retail price (MRP) of liquor.

06 Jul 2021

Delhi

Bars open till 3 am, microbreweries promoted: Delhi's liquor policy

The Delhi government made its excise policy for 2021-22 public on Monday with the aim to clean up malpractices and user experience.

25 Mar 2021

Delhi Government

Delhi BJP seeks stay on new excise policy

A Delhi BJP delegation on Thursday met the Lt. Governor to protest over amendments to the new liquor excise policy and demanded that it be stayed.