Kejriwal kingpin in excise… AAP’s habit to shoot & scoot: Anurag Thakur at Idea Exchange | Idea Exchange News,The Indian Express
Thakur has been at the forefront of the BJP’s political attack on AAP on the excise policy, which has been withdrawn. Responding to a question, he alleged that the AAP has “eaten money” in the implementation of the policy and withdrew it when it stopped giving financial benefits.
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HomeIdea ExchangeKejriwal kingpin in excise... AAP’s habit to shoot & scoot: Anurag Thakur at Idea Exchange
Kejriwal kingpin in excise… AAP’s habit to shoot & scoot: Anurag Thakur at Idea Exchange
Thakur has been at the forefront of the BJP’s political attack on AAP on the excise policy, which has been withdrawn. Responding to a question, he alleged that the AAP has “eaten money” in the implementation of the policy and withdrew it when it stopped giving financial benefits.
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New Delhi | Updated: August 27, 2022 11:13:26 am
Union Minister Anurag Thakur. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)DESCRIBING DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the “kingpin” and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as “an accused” in the AAP’s contentious excise policy, which is now under the scanner of investigative agencies, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Friday that the party is not answering key questions raised by the BJP on the issue — and “it has become a habit” for AAP to “shoot and scoot”.
Responding to questions at The Indian Express Idea Exchange (detailed transcript to be published on Monday), the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports also said that Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the Congress on Friday, was an “honourable leader”. Asked if the BJP would welcome Azad into its fold, Thakur said: “He can take decisions on his own. And I feel that he has just left the party, he should be given some time to make decisions.”
Thakur has been at the forefront of the BJP’s political attack on AAP on the excise policy, which has been withdrawn. Responding to a question, he alleged that the AAP has “eaten money” in the implementation of the policy and withdrew it when it stopped giving financial benefits. “I still say Arvind Kejriwal is the kingpin. I say it with responsibility. He is the Chief Minister. Who will take the responsibility when one of your ministers is accused?” Thakur asked.
“The AAP is a party of high and lows — high on liquor, lies and deceit, and low on morals as well as on ethics. It has become a habit for them to shoot and scoot,” Thakur, a Lok Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh, said.
“Have I got answers to the five questions that we have raised on them over the liquor scam? I, as a BJP MP, have the right to ask questions on the liquor scam. But the accused in the scam, (Deputy Chief Minister) Manish Sisodia, and the kingpin of the liquor scam, Arvind Kejriwal, did not say even a word for the last five-seven days.”
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