Kavitha Reacts After ED Names Her In Liquor Scam Chargesheet

"These allegations are bogus and false, and the truth will prevail," said BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha reacting to her name appearing in the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi liquor policy scam.

The ED, in its chargesheet, has alleged that Kavitha, along with a few others, paid kickbacks to the tune of Rs 100 crore to Aam Aadmi Party's Vijay Nair for getting business in New Delhi when the new excise policy was brought in by the Arvind Kejriwal-led government.

Replying to BJP leader Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy's tweet calling her "Liqour Queen" and claiming that her name had been mentioned 28 times in the chargesheet, Kavitha said on Wednesday, "Whether my name is mentioned 28 times or 28 thousand times, a lie will not become not true."

Congress MP Manickam Tagore also attacked her on Twitter, writing, "Lot explanations @RaoKavitha garu." Replying to that, the MLC said, "The accusations on me are completely bogus and false. Only time will prove my sincerity. It's a political vendetta of BJP, as they fear BRS Party Chief CM KCR's expose on their anti-farmer and pro-capitalist policies. (sic)"

The ED claimed that the "South Group", comprising Kavitha, Aurobindo Pharma director Sharat Chandra Reddy and YSR Congress MP Magunta Srinivasula Reddy, had paid kickbacks of Rs 100 crore to AAP to gain control over the liquor business in the national capital. According to the ED, Kavitha had several phone conversations regarding the liquor business, and a few meetings with the accused took place at her Hyderabad residence.

The South Group allegedly bagged wholesale trade rights and several retail zones in Delhi for its kickbacks. The ED alleged that Kavitha held a 65% stake along with the Magunta family through her proxy Arun Pillai in Indospirit, which made at least Rs 195 crore as profit by selling 14 crore bottles in retail.