The agency has summoned Sisodia for questioning on Monday in connection with alleged corruption in formulation and implementation of the excise policy for the national capital. “The federal probe agency has asked the AAP leader to appear at its headquarters at 11 am on Monday,” the officials said.
BJP is scared: AAP MLA
“CBI has summoned Manish Sisodia and he will be arrested tomorrow.” [Monday], It is alleged that a huge scam of Rs 10,000 crore has taken place and for this CBI and ED (Enforcement Directorate) have conducted raids at at least 500 places so far. The CBI raided Sisodia’s residence for 14 hours, but found nothing.
“It is directly linked to the upcoming Gujarat elections as AAP competes with the BJP there and is therefore scared. Sisodia will be arrested for stopping his programmes, but AAP will only get stronger,” he said.
Bhardwaj said he was sure of Sisodia’s arrest as the same exercise was done earlier when AAP leaders were called for questioning and then arrested.
Expressing confidence over AAP’s victory in Gujarat, Bhardwaj said the party would emerge “strong” with the increasing number of arrests. “If we were afraid, we would have kept quiet. An increase in the number of arrests will raise our graph in Gujarat, an increase in BJP’s harassment will raise our graph,” he said.
Will cooperate in investigation: Sisodia
In a tweet on Sunday, Sisodia said: “CBI raided my house for 14 hours, nothing came out. Searched my bank locker, nothing came out of it. They didn’t find anything in my village. Now they have found me. Called tomorrow at 11 am at CBI Headquarters. I will go and give my full cooperation. Satyamev Jayate.”
CBI 14 hours at home like me, nothing. My Bank Locker! Message 14… https://t.co/w3q0BdkOys
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) 1665902235000
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned several people including Indo Spirits owner Sameer Mahendru, Amit Arora, director of Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd in Gurugram and Mutha Gautam, managing director of India Ahead News. matter, officials said.
The agency has also arrested AAP activist Vijay Nair and former CEO of entertainment and event management company Only Much Louder and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally, he said.
The CBI had registered an FIR in a special court here in August against Sisodia and 14 others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of record), and preventing Section 7 is included. Corruption Act, which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by the use of personal influence.
“Lt. Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena had recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy, which was brought in in November last year,” the officials said.
(with inputs from PTI)watch Delhi Excise Policy Scam: CBI summons Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for questioning on October 17