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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot for questioning on Saturday in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for the capital, according to official sources...
Gahlot, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Najafgarh, holds the portfolios of transport, home, and law in the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who himself has been arrested in the case by the federal agency...
Sources told PTI indicated that Gahlot has been called to appear for questioning and have his statement recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)...
He is expected to be interrogated regarding the formulation of the excise policy, as he was part of the Group of Ministers (GoM) along with former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and former urban development minister Satyendar Jain, responsible for preparing and implementing the new liquor scheme for 2021-22...
The ED alleges that the excise policy was leaked to the "South Group" liquor lobby, including Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, which purportedly provided Rs 100 crore in kickbacks to the AAP and its leaders...
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