{"id":4182,"date":"2022-08-02T09:13:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T03:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=4182"},"modified":"2022-09-07T08:58:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T03:28:46","slug":"item_1_915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_1_915\/","title":{"rendered":"Sisodia defends Delhi Excise Policy in Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4182\" class=\"elementor elementor-4182\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Reports confirm that there are spurious liquor shops everywhere and every nook and corner has houses where it is made openly. Even the media has been showing this regularly\u2019.<\/p><p>Referring to the Hooch tragedy in Gujarat last week when 42 people were reported to have died after consuming spurious liquor, Sisodia alleged that many houses were openly making or selling illicit liquor in Gujarat where cases of spurious alcohol killing people were reported every 2-3 years, adding, \u2018this is not the first case of hooch deaths. People are losing lives regularly by consuming spurious liquor. But \u2018their\u2019 business is progressing by leaps and bounds\u2019, without specifying who \u2018they\u2019 were.<\/p><p>Then he talked of Delhi where \u2018we brought in a new policy in 2021-22. Delhi used to have a majority of government shops where there was a lot of corruption including brand pushing and many other forms; I had caught many such cases\u2019.<\/p><p>Before 2021-22 the licenses to private shops used to be given to \u2018their\u2019 friends and families (it may be relevant to point out that AAP has been in power in Delhi since 2015 besides a 46-day stint in Dec 2013-Feb 2014); Congress Party ruled Delhi from 1998-2013. There was President\u2019s Rule for a year on Feb 14-Feb 2015). \u2018The license fees used to be minimal and were not increased for many years. Their drivers, maids and relatives were given licenses. New policy was brought in last year with a lot of analysis and foresight.\u2019<\/p><p>\u2018There were 850 shops with annual tax revenues of Rs. 6500 Cr a year, when the policy was changed last year, Rs. 9500 Cr were committed; thus a 50% growth was expected. Corruption would have also been curtailed. But the (central) government planned to ensure that this policy failed. So they threatened private shop owners with ED and CBI raids. Many scared businesses left the wine business, leaving only 468 shops operational today. Many are leaving on Aug 1. They want to create shortages and kill the legal business so they can make more money,\u2019 said Sisodia.<\/p><p>He also reeled out figures on the ration of wine and liquor retail shops on a Per Capita basis in other states. \u2018Gurgaon- 4,166, Noida- 1,390, Bengaluru- 12,179 and Goa 761 per shop. The New policy in Delhi with the planned maximum 850 shops would have been 22,760. Today there were 41,192 habitants per shop in Delhi. With continued ED and CBI threats they want to encourage non duty-paid shops,\u2019 he asserted.<\/p><p>\u2018If Delhi has fewer shops selling legally, there is more profit for them. Even our own officials are not willing to go out to tender out the newly vacated shops as no one is willing to go for tenders. Excise paid shops will thus go down but \u2018their\u2019 business will boom. They want to put the Gujarat model in place,\u2019 he stressed.<\/p><p>\u2018Delhi will see more Hooch tragedies. But we don\u2019t want that and will not allow it. We have extended our ongoing policy of 2021-22 for a month and we plan to open new government shops. I have ordered the Chief Secretary to ensure there is no corruption in these new shops. Scared officials and retailers are not willing to come forward. They want to close down the \u2018No. 1 <em>ka dhanda<\/em> so the illegal business flourishes&#8217;.<\/p><p>While taking a few questions from the journalists present he confirmed, \u2018since 2015 we decided to open no more shops and we have kept the number within that limit\u2019, assuring the citizens of Delhi through Press that the number will NOT exceed 850.<\/p><p>Concluding the Press Conference, he vowed to \u2018stop this chaos\u2019. Time will tell how Sisodia and his officials are able to handle the tight rope but there are severe short term pains for the residents of Delhi. This was evident from all the shops that were emptied out within 2 days of the new order and this Conference. 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