The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the바카라 웹사이트alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy for 2021-22.바카라 웹사이트Sisodia arrived at the heavily-barricaded CBI office in the morning for the second round of questioning in the case.
He was arrested바카라 웹사이트after nearly eight hours of questioning during which his answers were not found satisfactory, officials said.바카라 웹사이트Ahead of his questioning, the minister told reporters that he was not afraid of going to jail. "When I left my job as a journalist, my wife supported me. Even today, my family is standing by my side. My workers will take care of my family if I get arrested," he said.
The minister was grilled바카라 웹사이트on various aspects of the Excise policy, his alleged link with Dinesh Arora and other accused in the FIR, and details of message exchanges from multiple phones among others, officials바카라 웹사이트said.
CBI investigators alleged바카라 웹사이트that the minister바카라 웹사이트was not cooperating in the investigation and avoiding clarifications on crucial points sought by them resulting in his arrest.
He바카라 웹사이트was originally summoned last Sunday but he sought deferment of his questioning citing the ongoing Budget exercise, following which, the CBI had asked him to appear on February 26.
Earlier in the day, several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders were detained outside of the CBI바카라 웹사이트headquarters in New Delhi where Sisodia was summoned for the questioning.바카라 웹사이트According to the Delhi Police around 50 people have been detained바카라 웹사이트including AAP MP Sanjay Singh and바카라 웹사이트Delhi Minister Gopal Rai. The바카라 웹사이트leaders from the party arrived outside the headquarters in support of Sisodia.바카라 웹사이트
Reactions to the arrest바카라 웹사이트
AAP leaders were quick to react to the arrest, claming that it is a바카라 웹사이트"Black day for democracy."바카라 웹사이트"BJP's CBI arrested the world's best education minister바카라 웹사이트 in a fake case, who is shaping the future of lakhs of children. BJP has made this arrest due to political rivalry," they said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated바카라 웹사이트that Sisodia is innocent and the arrest was "dirty politics". "...There is a lot of anger among the people due to the arrest of Manish. Everyone is watching. People are understanding everything. People will respond to this," he said.
AAP leader and MP Sanjay Singh said that minister was arrested in a "false case"바카라 웹사이트and called바카라 웹사이트it "height of dictatorship". “Manish Sisodia라이브 바카라 arrest is the height of dictatorship. Modi ji, you have not done good by arresting a good person and the best education minister. Even God will not forgive you. One day, your dictatorship will definitely end, Modi ji," he said.바카라 웹사이트
(With inputs from PTI)
