New Delhi: Opposition leaders reminiscent of AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal, Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav, and NCP’s Sharad Pawar, on Sunday (March 5), wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi relating to the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in reference to excise coverage case. Uddhav Thackeray, KCR, Bhagwant Mann, Tejashwi Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, and Farooq Abdullah additionally signed the letter. The letter addressed to the PM, mentioned that the arrest of Sisodia does not bode nicely for India as a democratic nation.
Nine Opposition leaders together with Arvind Kejriwal have written to PM Modi on the arrest of former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia within the excise coverage case. They have acknowledged that the motion seems to recommend that “we have transitioned from being a democracy to an autocracy”. pic.twitter.com/ohXn3rNuxI
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Calling the arrest of Sisodia a part of a political conspiracy, the letter learn, “The allegations against Sisodia are outrightly baseless and smack of a political conspiracy. His arrest has enraged people across the country. Manish Sisodia is recognized globally for transforming Delhi’s school education. His arrest will be cited worldwide as an example of a political witch-hunt and further confirm what the world was only suspecting – that India’s democratic values stand threatened under the authoritarian BJP regime.”
The letter additionally talked about how central businesses have been reportedly getting used for political vendettas and positive aspects.
“The misuse of central agencies and constitutional offices like that of the Governor – to settle scores outside the electoral battlefield is strongly condemnable as it does not bode well for our democracy. The manner in which these agencies have been used since 2014 has tarnished their image and raised questions about their autonomy and impartiality. The faith of the people of India in these agencies continues to erode,” it learn.Â
A Delhi court docket postponed the listening to for Manish Sisodia’s bail request till March 10. Sisodia had cited Holi festivities and his spouse’s well being as causes for granting him bail. However, the court docket didn’t grant him bail on this present day and scheduled one other listening to for March 10.Â
Sisodia was taken into custody by the company on February 26, following an eight-hour interrogation. The CBI claimed that they arrested him on the grounds of suspected irregularities in creating and executing the excise coverage, as he offered “evasive responses” and didn’t “cooperate with the investigation.”
