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Uncertainty looms over key govt projets following Sisodia’s arrest

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New Delhi: With the arrest of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy scam case, uncertainty looms over several critical Delhi government projects, including streetscaping and traffic decongestion plans, ahead of the G20 summit.
Sisodia, who held 18 of the 33 Delhi government departments, was the administrative face of the AP-led dispensation, and was also handling crucial departments like education, health, PWD, among others.
Departments like health and home were handed over to him following his cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain’s arrest in an alleged money laundering case in May last year.
A special CBI court on Monday remanded Sisodia to five-day custody of the central probe agency till March 4.
The CBI on Sunday evening arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021-22
Under the streetscaping project, 16 stretches are being revamped and is aimed at decongesting, redesigning and beautifying 540 km of roads across the national capital.
Nearly 1,300 kilometre roads fall under the Public Works Department of the Delhi government.
The beautification of roads includes well-designed pedestrian-friendly footpaths, development of green stretches through plantations, creation of open air sitting areas, cycle tracks, selfie points, public facilities like water ATMs, toilets and street furniture.

Sisodia was keenly involved in checking progress of the work under the project by holding regular meetings with officials and carrying out inspections.
His arrest will definitely hinder the progress, said party functionaries.
“It was estimated that more than Rs 1,000 crore will be spent by the Delhi government on events related to the G20 Summit.
“The deputy chief minister had been holding various meetings to review projects related to the G20 Summit and to expedite other ambitious works of the government, including making roads akin to European standards. These projects will of course be hindered,” said an AAP functionary.
Asked whether the party has thought of anyone to replace Sisodia, the functionary said it is ‘too early’ to think about it.
“Sisodia will continue to be part of the cabinet like Jain. His portfolio will be distributed among the existing ministers like Kailash Gahlot, Imran Hussain and Gopal Rai.
“There is a possibility that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal might assume charge of some key portfolios. But meetings will be held among the party’s top brass to decide the future course of action,” he said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
Manish Sisodia’s arrest provokes political slugfest

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The arrest of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia by the Central Bureau of Investigation has sharply drawn both Bharatiya Janata Party and Aap Party into a serious political battle.
It may have been a routine arrest of Sisodia ostensibly for the alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy scam, but arrest of a top leader like Manish Sisodia and deputy chief minister has given sufficient fodder to the AAP to blacken the BJP and Modi, as also the BJP to drum up the fact that they have “zero” tolerance for corruption and that “no one is above the law”.
Now it may not have any impact on the 2024 general elections but it does give a political talking point to both the parties.
The AAP standing solidly behind Sisodia has said that the real target is Arvind Kejriwal and AAP party, as there was no other leader like Kejriwal who puts a scare into the BJP. In other words, it is Kejriwal and not Gandhi who can take on Modi come 2024.
. The BJP’s intention to arrest Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain before that is attempt by the BJP to finish off the AAP party and its leaders, claim AAP members. The motivation, they say is clearly political.
Countering the charge of political vendetta the BJP says the issue is entirely one of corruption as it stems out of the sudden withdrawal of the liquor policy once flagged by the Lt. Governor was suddenly withdrawn.
But the AAP retorts that people who whisk away billions and trillions are not touched by the central government and roam around freely because they are their “friends” of the BJP. Not even a notice is sent to them.
The AAP asks if Manish Sisodia made thousands of crores “where is the money trail?”.

There had been raids at Manish Sisodia’s office and home too and nothing incriminating had been found, the AAP claims.
The CBI decided to arrest Sisodia after grilling for more than eight hours primarily on the grounds that he did not answer questions and was evasive.
The BJP on its part says that Manish Sisodia has a lot to answer primarily as to why liquor policy was suddenly withdrawn once there was talk of corruption.
The bone of contention is that the said liquor policy was allegedly meant to benefit the liquor lobby and had substantially enhanced the commission to around 12 percent from about 2 percent.
The CBI would try to find out how certain contentious provisions had come into the final draft of the withdrawn liquor policy.
The BJP asks why manufacturers of liquor were allowed in the retail business in the withdrawn policy.
The AAP party feels that the arrest of Manish Sisodia was vendetta for the loss BJP faced in Delhi Municipal Corporation after years.
The AAP party has decided to show a bold face in face of the arrest and said that Sisodia had become the victim of “dirty politics”.
The BJP alleging that AAP was encouraging liquor culture in the capital has also asked why many blacklisted companies were taken back.
Even though the BJP claims that the enforcement agencies are apolitical and purely go by the facts of the case, no one in the opposition is likely to accept their claim.
The AAP has clearly said that arrests of their members were just a misuse of enforcement/investigative agencies by the central government.
The BJP is definitely trying to take as much advantage as possible by pointing that it is shameful that a Minister of Education was getting arrested for excise policy
The BJP is going to drum the fact that BJP has zero tolerance for corruption and that Satyendra Jain is still in jail not being able get bail from the courts.
In this mutual blame game by political parties it will be difficult for the general public to know where the truth lies and who is accountable.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
AAP to protest across India against Manish Sisodia’s arrest

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New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party to hit roads and stage protests across the country on Monday against the arrest of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor excise policy case.
AAP’s national General Secretary Sandeep Pathak said that they will protest across the country on Monday.
Taking to Twitter, Pathak on Sunday said, “The great Education Minister Manish Sisodia, who has shaped the future of lakhs of children of the country, has been arrested in a fake case. Against this, the Aam Aadmi Party will protest across the country tomorrow.”
देश के लाखों बच्चों का भविष्य संवारने वाले महान शिक्षा मंत्री श्री मनीष सिसोदिया को फ़र्ज़ी केस में गिरफ़्तार कर लिया गया है।
इसके विरोध में आम आदमी पार्टी कल पूरे देश में विरोध प्रदर्शन करेगी।
— Dr. Sandeep Pathak (@SandeepPathak04) February 26, 2023
The party will also stage protests at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Headquarters at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the national capital at around 12 pm om Monday.
It is believed that the party will also hold protests in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, Haryana’s Rohtak, Noida, etc.
Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation after eight hours of questioning in the now-scrapped excise policy case.
Shortly before arriving at the CBI office for questioning, the Deputy Chief Minister said false cases are being lodged against leaders of the party as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “afraid” of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
“Conspiracies are being hatched by the CBI and ED and false cases being lodged against our party leaders because PM Narendra Modi is afraid of CM Arvind Kejriwal’s rising popularity. As AAP grows further, BJP will continue to slap false cases on us. We are not afraid of the CBI, ED and their false cases,” Sisodia said, claiming that people were starting to regard the AAP as an alternative to the BJP.

Sisodia also visited Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat before his arrest.
Reacting to the development his political aide and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal termed the arrest as “dirty politics” and claimed that he is innocent.
Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said, “Manish is innocent. His arrest is dirty politics. There is a lot of anger among the people due to the arrest of Manish.”
मनीष बेक़सूर हैं। उनकी गिरफ़्तारी गंदी राजनीति है। मनीष की गिरफ़्तारी से लोगों में बहुत रोष है। लोग सब देख रहे हैं। लोगों को सब समझ आ रहा है। लोग इसका जवाब देंगे।
इस से हमारे हौसले और बढ़ेंगे। हमारा संघर्ष और मज़बूत होगा।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 26, 2023
“Everyone is watching. People are understanding everything. People will respond to this. This will boost our spirits further. Our struggle will get stronger,” he added in the tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
BRS condemns Sisodia’s arrest, calls it undemocratic

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Hyderabad: Telangana’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday condemned the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi liquor policy scam case.
BRS Working President K. T. Rama Rao termed Sisodia’s arrest as undemocratic and alleged that the BJP’s treatment of opposition is vicious.
The BRS leader wanted to know how many ED, IT and CBI raids were conducted on BJP leaders or their kith and kin in last 8 years? “Kya Sab Ke Sab BJP Wale Raja Satya Harischandra Ke Cousins/Rishtedaar Hain?,” he asked.
“The country is watching how PM’s cronies are protected despite serious allegations & how Opposition leaders are hounded,” he tweeted.
“Modi’s Operandi is clear Target opposition parties by all means at his disposal; Either split the parties Or poach their MLAs & dislodge elected Governments If nothing works, use their only allies; CBI, ED & IT to harass and launch a smear campaign Back it with Paid Troll Army,” added KTR.
In a statement, he alleged that BJP was resorting to politics of deceit by letting loose government agencies on the opposition
KTR, as the leader is popularly known, said that Sisodia’s arrest is part of a conspiracy to use central government agencies to weaken the parties in the states and in regions where the BJP cannot come to power.
He said the political conspiracies of the BJP against the opposition posed serious threat to democracy in the country.

Terming Sisodia’s arrest as the height of the BJP’s vendetta politics, he said that Sisodia was arrested after BJP suffered defeat in the Delhi mayoral election.
“BJP does cowardly politics, unable to face the leaders of the strong parties questioning the inefficient policies and corruption,” he said.
KTR stated that the nation is watching the unethical and evil politics of the BJP.
“People will definitely reject BJP’s conspiracy politics. BJP leaders will face the same fate in future,” he said.
“BJP is an undemocratic party that has already pulled down 9 state governments in the country. BJP makes conspiracies to damage the parties that do not succumb to its temptations,” he said.
KTR said that in Telangana, the BJP’s conspiracy to buy MLAs was foiled. People have seen on camera the efforts by the BJP to buy MLAs. The time for BJP’s undemocratic nefarious conspiracies is near, he added.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
‘I pray you come out of jail soon,’ says Kejriwal ahead of Sisodia’s CBI questioning

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New Delhi: Ahead of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday tweeted that the “whole party will welcome Sisodia when he comes out of jail”.
“I pray to God that you come out of jail soon, we will be eagerly waiting for you. We the parents, children and Delhities,” a line from Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet read.
Sisodia had earlier tweeted that he was going to join the probe of the CBI once again, and will fully cooperate with the agency.
“If I will spend a few months in jail, I don’t care. We are followers of Bhagat Singh. He (Bhagat Singh) even chose to be hanged,” Sisodia tweeted.
Reacting to his tweet, Kejriwal replied that they will be waiting for his release from jail.
“God is with you Manish. The wishes of lakhs of children and parents are with you. If you are going to jail for society and country, it will be a proud moment. You come out of jail, we will be waiting for you,” Kejriwal tweeted.
Sisodia first went to Rajghat for the prayer and then headed towards the CBI’s headquarters in Lodhi Colony.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 26, 2023
Ahead of Sisodia’s CBI questioning, AAP leaders allege house arrest

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New Delhi: Ahead of the questioning of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy scam by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday alleged that its leaders were being put under ‘house arrest’.
The Delhi Police have made elaborate security arrangements to stop all untoward incidents.
The AAP leaders, however, alleged that they “have been kept under house arrest by the police”.
The Delhi Police have put barricades at Lodhi Colony roads which leads to the CBI headquarters and no one is being allowed to go that side. Apart from this, the police have also put barricades outside Sisodia’s house and office and have deployed extra force to stop people going on that side.
At Lodhi Colony even the media was stopped by the police personnel posted over there.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called it a tactic of the agencies to arrest Sisodia.
Sanjay Singh, the Rajya Sabha MP of AAP, has alleged that at the instructions of the Centre, agencies want to arrest Sisodia.
AAP MLA Atishi said that the BJP was trying to stop them, and that the allegations levelled on Sisodia were vague.

“Our leaders have been stopped at their house by the Delhi Police. Our leaders are in house arrest. We can’t come out of our houses. Delhi police are being misused by the Centre,” said Atishi.
Sisodia was earlier asked to appear before the CBI on February 19, but he sought a deferment by one week as he was giving final touches to Delhi’s budget.
The CBI accepted his request and issued him a second notice to join the probe on February 26.
He is likely to reach CBI headquarters by 11 a.m.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 26, 2023
Delhi: BJP protestors climb police barricades, demand Sisodia’s resignation

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New Delhi: The Delhi BJP staged a protest here demanding Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s resignation in a snooping case.
Although the BJP wanted to stage the protest outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters, they were stopped by a heavy police contingent.
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, MPs Parvesh Verma and Manoj Tiwari, former Union Minister Vijay Goel participated in the protest along with other party leaders and workers.
The BJP protesters were adamant that they will march to reach the AAP headquarters. Some protesters also climbed over police barricades but were stopped.
The protest came a day after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs gave sanction to prosecute Sisodia under the Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with the alleged ‘Feedback Unit (FBU) snooping case’.
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February 23, 2023