Deputy CM Manish Sisodia Arrested By CBI After 8 Hours Of Questioning In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

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Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with alleged corruption in the now-withdrawn liquor policy of Delhi. He will be produced in court tomorrow morning.

The Deputy CM will be lodged at the CBI headquarters for now and security has been beefed up outside

his house and the CBI office. The police have made elaborate security arrangements to maintain law and order, turning Delhi into a virtual fortress with multiple blockades, check-points and deploying several of its teams.

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Arrested over liquor policy case 

Manish Sisodia, Delhi’s finance, excise and education minister, was being questioned by the Central agency since morning and the expected arrest came after over eight hours. He is the second Delhi minister to be arrested since Satyendar Jain.

The CBI had summoned him on Sunday in connection with the alleged irregularities and corruption in the formulation and implementation of the new excise policy for the national capital. The CBI contends that liquor companies were involved in framing of the 2021 policy, for which kickbacks to the tune of ₹ 100 crore were paid by a liquor lobby it dubbed the “South Group”.

The policy would have led to a 12 per cent profit for them, of which 6 per cent was routed to public servants through middlemen, the agency claimed. The Enforcement Directorate has also launched an investigation, alleging laundering of the kickbacks. After the policy was scrapped, the BJP said the Delhi government went back to the old liquor sale policy to cover up the corruption.

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AAP slams Sisodia’s arrest

The Aam Aadmi Party has slammed the arrest calling it “a black day of democracy”. The party, in a tweet, claimed that Sisodia was arrested in a “fake” case due to political rivalry.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal too called the arrest “dirty politics” and warned that “people will respond”.

“Manish is innocent. His arrest is dirty politics. There is a lot of anger among the people due to Sisodia’s arrest. Everyone is watching. People understand everything. People will respond to this. This will boost our spirit further. Our struggle will get stronger,” Kejriwal tweeted.

Calling the case against him “fake”, Sisodia had earlier said he was ready for a seven to eight months in jail. “Even if I am in jail for 7-8 months, don’t feel sorry for me, be proud,” tweeted the leader, who had started the day with a show of strength by his supporters and a visit to Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in Raj Ghat.

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