India, Feb. 26 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) performance review on Delhi's excise policy between 2017 and 2022, the first of 14 pending reports by the audit agency to be tabled in the Delhi Assembly, flagged a string of major violations in awarding licenses, quality control, and pricing, leading to a notional loss of over Rs.2,000 crore to the exchequer.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government seized on the report's findings to attack the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which governed during the audit period. The BJP demanded "answers" from the AAP over decisions made regarding the excise policy, and said that "those involved in corrupt practices will be held accountable".

The report highlights that the now-scrapped 2021-22 ...