New Delhi: A Just handing over all the allegations regarding ‘Liquorgate’ as it’s been so effectively getting attention has earned the recognition of being given a value and with Aam Aadmi Party likely being held responsible for stools in the service delivery of the Delhi government’s excise management. Following the CAG report the criticism for Poor control on the liquor import policy seems to have caused a burden of two thousand twenty six to the state’s treasury.

While the report by CAG judged the leaders for not being able to properly introduce and implement the liquor policy, that was passed with the intent to foster change in the liquor market,politics used soft power and enabled the legitimacy of alleged kickbacks by AAP leaders. Kaul considers it important to note that there was a clear case of neglect of action by the Ministers and Sisyodia at that time who were in a working group type the expert panel.

On the other hand The ‘lapses’ mentioned earlier are some of the failings that shrouded the enactment of the liquor policy which had been in effect since November 2021 which bore the mantle redefining the liquor retailing business in the capital and raising revenue. But due to misconstruction as well as money laundering allegations the Application was made by the ED and CBI that incited strong public opinion. In depth investigations led to Rajya Sabha members like Sanjay Singh and Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest but they were granted bail later.

The report put forth by CAG, that is still pending to be presented to the Delhi Assembly outlines the fact that there was the opportunity for all parties to place a bid for the financial situation of the bidders even if there were a few complaints. Additionally, licences were also issued to the companies that showcased incurred losses or even in certain situations that seemed shady.

All the violators that I have mentioned were also not punished under the set policies. Furthermore, directors of that particular policy were made from the involved parties without their ministers or the Lieutenant Governor’s approval. Lastly, the policies set were shifted from the Territorial Assembly and those set policies also were not approved in the Assembly all of that is a clear breach of order.

The CAG report also together with a few other policies brought to light how losses were incurred. The report states that numerous retailers managed to hold onto their licenses while some chose to give them up. Rs 890 crores was lost due to the surrendered licenses as there were no new tenders applied for them.

Rs 941 crores were in addition to the lost amount due due to the zonal licensees. Rs 144 Crores were also lost due to Covid restrictions after the Dandlers had stated that the risk would fall with the licensees only.

The report also drew attention to the inadequacies in the necessary infrastructure that was supposed to be set up for the quality control exercise, such as labs and batch testing facilities, which were contained in the policy documents.

Politics and the CAG Report

Anurag Thakur, a BJP politician and former Union Minister, accused Arvind Kejriwal of being involved with the liquor licensing scandal after the AAP party launched a smear campaign against him. Thakur said, ‘Himanshu Mela aapgarh nehi chhul chuke hai, Aap parjanta ki hamari RSK ke aashron ka ladkhadhak fella paree hai ke saai g, is King Sankar g ngchale Education Ka Yatara Zamane Ki Kar kahai hai.”

On the other hand, Sanjay Singh AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP ridiculed AAP's claims and added, ‘But these are the baseless claims which were made during the elections. This is still not verified, and the CAG report is not out yet. These are mere assumptions. Where is this CAG report? Where are these claims coming from? Is it filed at the BJP office? BJP leaders have lost their mental balance.’