Delhi Assembly discusses CAG report on AAP’s excise policy. BJP MLAs hit out at favouritism in the issue of liquor licences, opening of vends in residential areas and absence of lab test of liquor before sale in the city. The third sitting of the House, whose session began on February 25, started with only Amanatullah Khan of the AAP representing the Opposition in the House. The other 21 legislators staged a protest outside the premises of the Assembly due to a suspension slapped on them by Speaker Vijender Gupta till Monday. The report tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday said that the policy of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers allegedly caused a loss of over Rs 2,002 crore to the exchequer. It said the easy availability of liquor in Delhi under AAP’s faulty excise policy of \”one-plus-one\” bottles had a negative impact on low-income groups. It also said the government lost an additional Rs 941 crore due to the exemptions that had to be given to the zonal licensees.
