After Delhi, AAP faces allegations over excise policy in Punjab

A delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal has submitted a memorandum to Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and demanded CBI inquiry into Punjab excise policy

FP Staff August 31, 2022 12:57:07 IST
After Delhi, AAP faces allegations over excise policy in Punjab

Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal. News18

Chandigarh: A delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal, including party president Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and demanded CBI inquiry into Punjab excise policy.

The delegation has alleged a scam in the policy.

“Submitted a memorandum to Pb Governor & urged him to order CBI & ED probes in the Rs 500 crore scam committed by the AAP govt in Punjab through its “tailor-made” excise policy framed in line with Delhi Policy, which has already been found illegal & case has been registered by CBI,” Badal tweeted.

Earlier on Tuesday, Punjab Excise and Taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema had asked officials to launch a statewide drive to stop the illicit trade of extra neutral alcohol (ENA).

ENA is the raw material from which liquor is made.

Chairing a review meeting of the excise department, Cheema directed officials of his department to further strengthen the enforcement drive against illicit liquor trade, especially ENA, which causes loss to state exchequer, besides the potential disastrous impact on human health.

(With inputs from agencies)

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