Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia is appearing before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged excise policy scam case on Sunday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Sisodia assured of full cooperation in the investigation. Sisodia who left his house around 10am, also tweeted Sunday saying, he has the blessings of crores of Indians and does not care even if he has to spend a few months in jail.
Sisodia had earlier expressed apprehensions about being arrested. “They are using the CBI to take revenge and I am sure they will do that by getting me arrested,” he had alleged. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also claimed Friday that his sources have confirmed that Sisodia will be arrested by CBI on Sunday.
In the case, the Enforcement Directorate has alleged that a part of the alleged ₹100 crore “kickbacks” generated in the scrapped Delhi excise policy were “used” in the 2022 Goa assembly election campaign of the AAP. AAP’s Raghav Chadha on Sunday held a press conference while party member Manish Sisodia is being grilled by CBI at its headquarters in Delhi and asked the BJP to provide any proof against the allegations made by them. He also claimed the the Modi government fears Arvind Kejriwal and alleged that fabricated cases are being made against AAP leaders because of its national rise.
Section 144 promulgated in south district and the entry towards CBI offices regulated to ensure law and order. Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in a massive ‘show of strength,’ held a roadshow.
On Sambit Patra’s ‘event management’ remark against Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s roadshow ahead of CBI grilling, AAP’s Atishi said the BJP and Patra himself should first prove any of the allegations made against the minister before making such statements. She said, “It’s been an year of the probe, they (BJP) should first prove any corruption amounting to even ₹1…”
AAP MLA Atishi on Sunday addressed a press conference on Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s CBI summon in the alleged liquor policy scam probe. She warned the BJP government that AAP is not afraid of “its agencies” and will keep working for the future of the country, despite any number of cases against its members.
