New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janta Party on Wednesday demanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation in reference to liquor rip-off case. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged that the Delhi CM is the kingpin of the rip-off and it came about underneath Kejriwal’s directions. “As two of the members of GoM have already resigned, and you happen to be the kingpin of the decision, I want to ask when are you going to resign, Mr. Kejriwal?” Bhatia stated whereas addressing a presser right here. Senior AAP chief Manish Sisodia on Tuesday resigned as Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi amid the allegations of corruption within the ongoing Liquor Scam Case. Along with Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain has additionally stop from his submit. Jain is lodged in jail in a separate corruption case.Â
Bhatia additionally focused Kejriwal over Sisodia’s resignation letter, saying that it’s undated which raises numerous questions.
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“The resignation letter of Manish Sisodia raises very pertinent questions as it does not have a date. Is it because the kingpin of the excise policy scam Arvind Kejriwal has yet again played with the Constitution. The surfacing of this undated letter reveals a lot about their practices,” he stated.
Kejriwal heads the Cabinet and council of ministers and “you are in a position to influence the ongoing investigation, in which your involvement is writ large”, the BJP spokesperson stated.
Bhatia additionally demanded that Kailash Gahlot also needs to resign as minister as he was a part of the group of ministers of the Delhi authorities that accepted the liquor coverage.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court refused to listen to Manish Sisodia’s bail plea, who’s in CBI custody, in reference to the excise coverage case, information company PTI reported. The Aam Aadmi Party will now transfer to Delhi HC over Sisodia’s arrest, information company ANI reported.
The CBI on Sunday night arrested Sisodia in reference to alleged corruption within the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor coverage for 2021-22.
