Sisodia's Statement will be Verified!
On Monday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was questioned for nine hours in the liquor policy case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, soon after his questioning ended, alleged that he was pressured to quit the Arvind Kejriwal-led party and join the BJP.
The CBI started questioning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged scam in Delhi excise policy on Monday. In a late-night statement, the probe agency strongly refuted allegations made by Sisodia and reiterated that questioning was carried out in a professional and legal manner strictly as per the allegations against him in the FIR.
According to the statement, "His statement will be verified in due course and further action taken as per requirements of investigation. The investigation of the case will continue as per law," the CBI said.
According to Manish Sisodia, the excise policy case is "fake" and the BJP is behind the fake case and the whole incident is a conspiracy to make 'Operation Lotus' successful in Delhi. Earlier, the AAP alleged that the BJP needs 40 AAP MLAs to topple the government and the saffron outfit has kept Rs 800 crore for this purpose.
According to the sources, Manish Sisodia was asked about the alleged loss to the exchequer due to the excise policy and about alleged involvement of liquor company owners in the formulation of the excise policy.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also came out in support of his deputy and said, "Prison locks will break, Manish Sisodia will be free."
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