All posts tagged: Delhi liquor excise policy

India Summons US Diplomat Over Comments On Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest

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United States’ Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Gloria Berbena leaving the MEA office. New Delhi: The government has objected strongly to remarks by a US State Department spokesperson on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s arrest last week in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam. The External Affairs Ministry summoned Gloria Berbena, the US’ Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, to a 40-minute meet at its office in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. In a brief statement released shortly afterwards, the MEA warned of “unhealthy precedents and against “unwarranted aspersions”. “States are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others, and this responsibility is even more so in case of fellow democracies. It could otherwise end up setting unhealthy precedents,” the External Affairs Ministry said. “India’s legal processes are based on an independent judiciary which is committed to objective and timely outcomes. Casting aspersions on that is unwarranted,” the statement stressed. On Tuesday the US State Department said it is monitoring reports of Mr Kejriwal’s arrest, and called on New Delhi to ensure …

CBI Questions Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao’s Daughter K Kavitha In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

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TRS says K Kavitha will cooperate with the agency. Hyderabad: Telangana legislator K Kavitha, daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for her alleged involvement in the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy case. Ms Kavitha is being questioned at her home in Hyderabad by a six-member CBI team amid tight security. Police have put up barricades around her home to prevent gathering of her supporters. Her party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), says she will cooperate with the agency. The CBI had earlier summoned her on December 6. Ms Kavitha, seeking deferment of the questioning, had requested the authorities to visit her at her Banjara Hills home any day between December 11 and 15.  K Kavitha’s name has come up in a remand report filed by the Enforcement Directorate, citing statements by an arrested Gurugram businessman, Amit Arora. The central agency claimed Ms Kavitha was a key member of the “south group” which paid at least Rs 100 crore in kickbacks to leaders of Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party …