Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of Delhi, was ordered by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court to be detained by the CBI until March 4. In opposition to Sisodia's detention in connection with the purported Delhi liquor excise policy case, the Aam Aadmi Party is organising demonstrations across the nation.
On Monday, the party protested outside the Bharatiya Janata Party's headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the capital. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, asserted on Monday that the CBI was under political pressure when Sisodia was detained. In a tweet, Kerjiwal claimed that most of the agency officers were against arresting the AAP leader but they were “under pressure” from their political bosses.
Sisodia, named as the primary suspect in the CBI's FIR, was taken into custody at 7.15 pm on Sunday. According to the CBI, the agency chose to detain Sisodia after he allegedly provided evasive responses and refused to assist with the investigation despite being presented with evidence to the contrary. After presenting him in court, the agency will ask for his remand for questioning.
According to a declaration made 164 CrPC by an officer who worked in the excise department, Sisodia was involved in editing the draughts. "There was no file or discussion log describing how these clauses were added to the final draught. These provisions were received on WhatsApp by an officer, according to forensic assessment of digital devices that were seized. A significant defendant who had previously been arrested in the investigation had access to the draught excise policy report on his phone, according to a different source.
AAP is to allot arrested minister Manish Sisodia's portfolios to revenue minister Kailash Gahlot and social welfare minister Raj Kumar Anand. Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, who have been arrested in different cases, on Tuesday quit the cabinet.
Kejriwal has accepted the resignations of the two leaders, who played a pivotal role in implementing his governance agenda of good education and health facilities in the national capital.