Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 7: Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday tore a defamation notice sent by Delhi Lieutenant Governor over the ‘khadi scam’ allegations.
“The Constitution of India gives me the right to speak the truth. As a member of the Rajya Sabha, I have the right to speak the truth. I will not be cowed down by this notice sent by a thief, a corrupt man,” Sanjay Singh said at a press meet.
“I can tear and throw away such notices 10 times,” he added.
It is the latest in scam vs scam politics since Deputy CM Manish Sisodia was raided by the CBI last month for alleged corruption in alcohol sales. This new excise policy, which allows private companies to engage in alcohol sales, was revoked by the AAP government in July after the lieutenant governor ordered an investigation into the CBI.
AAP states that the senior governor, appointed by the coalition government, is acting in a “political relationship” at the behest of the BJP Governing Center and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As of August 1, after Kejriwal’s government canceled the new policy, Delhi has reverted to only government-run liquor stores. The AAP government has said that private institutions will mean more revenue for the state.
