Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday thanked his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan for elevating his voice in opposition to alleged misuse of central probe companies in opposition to non-BJP leaders and the arrest of AAP’s Manish Sisodia by the CBI.
Kerala chief minister Vijayan on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Sisodia’s arrest within the Delhi excise coverage rip-off case, urging him to “dispel the perception” that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief was being focused for “political reasons”.
His letter got here on a day the Delhi deputy chief minister was despatched to the Tihar jail right here shortly after a CBI courtroom remanded him to 14-day judicial custody within the case until March 20.
In his letter, Vijayan additionally sought to attract the prime minister’s consideration to “voices of protest” raised by leaders of a number of opposition events, together with some chief ministers, on Sisodia’s arrest.
He was referring to a latest joint letter shot off to the prime minister by 9 opposition leaders together with chief ministers Mamata Banerjee, Ok Chandrasekhar Rao and Kejriwal, who alleged “blatant misuse” of central companies in opposition to members of the opposition.
Sharing Vijayan’s letter, Kejriwal, who’s the AAP’s nationwide convenor, tweeted, “Thank you Hon’ble CM Kerala Shri @pinarayivijayan ji for raising voice against illegal arrests of leaders across India.”
The CBI had arrested Sisodia on February 26 in reference to the alleged rip-off in framing of the now-scrapped excise coverage for 2021-22.
“While refraining from commenting on the merits of the case under investigation, let me submit that the arrest of Sisodia has lent further force to the argument about certain actions of the central investigation agencies,” the Kerala chief minister famous in his letter.
It is the golden precept of pure justice that justice shouldn’t solely be executed, however appear to be executed too, he added.
Vijayan famous that Sisodia is an elected consultant of the individuals and had been showing earlier than investigating companies in response to their summons.
There isn’t any “incriminating evidence” in opposition to Sisodia “like cash seizure” in course of the investigation of the case to this point “as per information coming out in public domain,” he stated.
“Unless the arrest was an imperative for preventing the impediment to the investigation, the desirable act would have been to avoid it,” Vijayan stated.
While the regulation has to take its course, he stated, it’s equally essential that “the widespread perception that Sisodia is being targeted for political reasons and need to be dispelled.”
“In this matter, I hope guidance from the prime minister will go a long way in changing the present perception, which is reflected in the letter of the important political leaders including some chief ministers in this matter,” Vijayan added.
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