Highlights
- Information and Broadcasting Min Anurag Thakur in the present day dubbed Manish Sisodia as an “excuse minister”
- The CBI searched Manish Sisodia’s premises on Friday in reference to the excise rip-off
- Manish Sisodia stated the company probe in opposition to him was to derail his work
Manish Sisodia information: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday (August 19) dubbed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as an “excuse minister” after the latter claimed he was “paying the price for honesty” because the CBI searched his premises in reference to the excise rip-off.
Sisodia, who additionally holds the excise portfolio within the Delhi authorities, stated the company probe in opposition to him was to derail his work to enhance training amenities within the nationwide capital.
Responding to it, Thakur stated in a press release, “The excise minister has become excuse minister”.
“Today, the issue is of liquor licenses and corruption involved in it. The minister concerned is Manish Sisodia. He reversed the excise policy the day the probe was handed over to the CBI. Why was this step taken, because there was corruption in the issuance of liquor licenses,” Thakur stated.
The minister stated the concern of a CBI probe had compelled Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Sisodia to hyperlink the searches by the central investigative company to training amenities within the nationwide capital.
“The fear of probe compels Arvind Kejriwal to speak about education. This is not about education, but about the excise policy. Don’t think of people as fools and stop your addresses to the nation,” Thakur stated.
The minister hoped that Sisodia wouldn’t declare to be affected by reminiscence loss as his ministerial colleague Satyendar Jain, who has been arrested in reference to a cash laundering case.
“People seek answers. The corruption in excise policy has revealed the true face of Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia. They talked about fighting corruption and not entering politics. Not only did they venture into politics, but are also now involved in corruption,” the senior BJP chief stated.
The CBI on Friday morning carried out searches on the residences of Sisodia and IAS officer Arava Gopi Krishna moreover at 19 different areas after registering an FIR in reference to the Delhi excise coverage case, officers stated.
Last month, Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena had really useful a CBI probe into the Arvind Kejriwal-led authorities’s Excise Policy, 2021-22 over alleged violation of guidelines and procedural lapses. The Delhi Government rolled again the coverage quickly after.
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