Senior AAP leader Atishi says she will do ‘explosive expose’ on April 2

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Monday (Apr 1) posted on social media that she would be doing an "explosive expose" at 10:00am (IST) on Tuesday, with many left speculating that it could be linked to the alleged excise policy case.

The post came just a few hours after Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was sent to jail. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kejriwal from his residence on March 21. The custody ended on April 1 but a local court sent him to jail till April 15.

The Indian law enforcement agency presented Kejriwal in Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Monday and told the court that Kejriwal has named AAP leaders and state ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj during questioning.

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I will be doing an explosive exposé at 10am tmrw.

Watch this space… — Atishi (@AtishiAAP) April 1, 2024

ED also said that Kejriwal provided false and contradictory evidence (regarding) other members of (his) AAP" during the interrogation. The agency also said that Kejriwal did not reveal the passwords of his digital devices.

According to the probe agency, Kejriwal said that Vijay Nair, one of the accused in the liquor policy case, didn't report to him but to Atishi and Bharadwaj. Nair is the former communication in charge of the AAP.

AAP leader Jasmine Shah said that ED's claim "made me laugh". Shah further added that when Nair was first detained, he already revealed that he did not report to Kejriwal.

"Vijay Nair had said this when he was detained. Vijay Nair had said that I do not report to the Chief Minister, but to Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj. Now the question arises why ED gave the same statement after one-and-a-half years?" Shah asked.

What's the case all about?

The liquor policy case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy.The Delhi government had implemented the policy on November 17, 2021.It was, however, scrapped at the end of September 2022 amid allegations of corruption, which AAP denies.

The profit margins of wholesalers were increased from 5 per cent to 12 per cent under the new policy,the investigating agencies have claimed.

The agencies have alleged that the new policy resulted in cartelisation and those ineligible for liquor licences were favoured for monetary benefits.

(With inputs from agencies)