From ‘Savarkar Ki Aulaad’ to ‘Drunk Ladies’, Row Over Delhi Excise Policy Hits New Low as CBI Probe Looms

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday mounted a strong defence of his deputy Manish Sisodia after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the AAP government’s Excise Policy 2021-22 over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses. The Delhi government’s excise department is headed by Sisodia.

The new excise policy was implemented from November 17 last year under which retail licences were given to…