INDIA. Delhi: During his nine-hour questioning by the CBI, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia made a controversial statement. The Deputy Chief of Delhi claimed he was coerced into quitting his Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP party and joining the BJP.
In an official statement, CBI condemned such an incident and further mentioned that the entire investigation is made professionally and legally.
The Central probe agency summoned the AAP leader in connection with the alleged Delhi excise scam.
“His statement will be verified in due course, and further action will be taken per the investigation requirements. The investigation of the case will continue as per law,” the CBI stated.
As per the AAP loyalist, it’s a planted conspiracy against the Delhi ruling party and the excise policy case is “invalid”. “BJP is trying to make ‘Operation Lotus’ successful in Delhi,” he said.
In a statement, Sisodia said almost 40 AAP MLAs had to change the party, and the saffron party has kept Rs 800 crore for this purpose. Taking a dig at CBI’s statement, Sisodia said, “If the officers of the CBI issued a press release saying that ‘Operation Lotus’ was done, then people would be surprised. Their focus was not on the excise policy…completely concocted stories.”
Meanwhile, the Gujarat election is slated to resume at the end of the year. Meanwhile, amidst all the turmoil, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed at BJP and called it their plan to keep Sisodia in jail until the Gujarat elections end. In a recent Tweet, the Delhi CM wrote, “Prison locks will break, Manish Sisodia will be free.”
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