Delhi Cabinet: Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi, legislators and prominent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, will become ministers in Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet after Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain step down from their respective posts. Both the AAP leaders accused of corruption submitted their resignations on Tuesday evening. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accepted his resignation. His resignation will now be sent to LG VK Saxena of Delhi.
“Due to the conspiracies of the ruling BJP at the Centre, two ministers of the Delhi government are in jail today. They have resigned from their posts. It is unfortunate for the country that Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, who are known for their work , has been put in jail.” implicated in false cases by the Centre,” said the AAP MLA.
“Both have submitted their resignations to the Chief Minister. There is a small cabinet in Delhi. Apart from the Chief Minister, there are six ministers. Most of the important ministries were held by these two (Sisodia and Jain). They have resigned because of this.” That the work for the development of Delhi should not be affected. Soon two new ministers will be appointed in their place. “We don’t have a timeline for when it will be built,” Bhardwaj said.
He said, “When Satyendar Jain was no more, his ministry was also given to Manish Sisodia. He had 18 ministries. Education, health, industry, home, excise… all were with him.”
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain the bail plea of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is in CBI custody in an excise policy case. The bench said that just because the incident took place in Delhi, Sisodia cannot directly approach the apex court as he has remedies available before the concerned trial court as well as the Delhi High Court.
Jain is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He was arrested on May 30, 2022.