Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official had “informally” asked him to quit AAP while offering him the chief minister’s chair, saying the BJP dared him to reveal the officer’s name. Mr Sisodia had made this claim at his residence on Monday night after a nine-hour-long interrogation at the CBI headquarters.
On Tuesday, BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh challenged the Deputy CM to either reveal the name of the officer or resign from the cabinet. He challenged Mr. Sisodia to take narco-analysis or lie-detector test. “I challenge Mr Sisodia to reveal the name of that officer. Tell us the name or apologize to the people.”
In response, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to undergo a lie detector test to confirm that the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are working independently.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Mr Sisodia said the excise policy case, in respect of which he was questioned by the CBI, was fake and a ‘conspiracy’ by the BJP.