Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. File
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The AAP is just not afraid of the “misuse of probe agencies by the Centre” and it will continue to serve the people with none concern, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned on Sunday after CBI arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in an excise police rip-off case.
He additionally slammed the BJP for the arrest of Mr. Sisodia, saying the transfer was an “insult” to the schooling that lakhs of youngsters are getting in Delhi.
Mr. Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited Mr. Sisodia’s residence to meet his members of the family after the arrest. Mr. Kejriwal mentioned the AAP will take accountability for the household of Manish Sisodia, as his spouse has been affected by a number of sclerosis.
“Bhagwant Mann and I met the wife of Manish Sisodia, who has been suffering from multiple sclerosis and assured her that we will look after them. We told her not to worry as her husband is innocent and is fighting for the country,” Mr. Kejriwal mentioned.
Mr. Mann mentioned, “We are not afraid of the misuse of CBI and ED by the Union Government and will continue to serve the people without any fear.”
“Mr. Sisodia’s arrest is an insult to the education of lakhs of children of Delhi… Sending the one who builds schools to jail is part of the BJP’s agenda,” he tweeted.
The CBI on Sunday arrested Mr. Sisodia in reference to alleged corruption within the now-scrapped excise coverage relating to the sale of alcohol, in a transfer that would plunge the nationwide capital right into a governance disaster and additional widen the political rift between the AAP and the BJP-led Central Government.
Mr. Sisodia was arrested after practically eight hours of questioning as his solutions weren’t passable, officers mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Mr. Mann had mentioned “the entire country is with Manish Sisodia who is fighting the battle of truth”.
