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The Central Bureau of Investigation has carried out searches at the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy case, officials said.
The CBI has registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in formulation and execution of Delhi Excise Policy brought in November last year, they said.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena had recommended a CBI probe into the Arvind Kejriwal government’s Excise Policy, 2021-22, over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses.
During the search operation, the CBI teams reached 21 locations, including the premises of four public servants including Sisodia and former Excise Commissioner Krishna, a 2012-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre, they said. Delhi LG VK Saxena had recommended a CBI probe into the Kejriwal government’s Excise Policy, 2021-22, over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses.
“I extend my welcome to the CBI. I will cooperate with the investigation so that the truth comes out at the earliest. Till now many cases have been filed against me but nothing has come out. Nothing will come out of it either. My work cannot be stopped for a good education in the country,” Sisodia tweeted.
ये लोग दिल्ली की शिक्षा और स्वास्थ्य के शानदार काम से परेशान हैं. इसीलिए दिल्ली के स्वास्थ्य मंत्री और शिक्षा मंत्री को पकड़ा है ताकि शिक्षा स्वास्थ्य के अच्छे काम रोके जा सकें.
हम दोनों के ऊपर झूँठे आरोप हैं. कोर्ट में सच सामने आ जाएगा.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) August 19, 2022
हम सीबीआई का स्वागत करते हैं. जाँच में पूरा सहयोग देंगे ताकि सच जल्द सामने आ सके. अभी तक मुझ पर कई केस किए लेकिन कुछ नहीं निकला. इसमें भी कुछ नहीं निकलेगा. देश में अच्छी शिक्षा के लिए मेरा काम रोका नहीं जा सकता.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) August 19, 2022
“It is unfortunate that those who do good work in our country are harassed like this. That is why our country has not yet become No 1,” Sisodia said in another tweet.
सीबीआई आई है. उनका स्वागत है. हम कट्टर ईमानदार हैं . लाखों बच्चों का भविष्य बना रहे हैं.
बहुत ही दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है कि हमारे देश में जो अच्छा काम करता है उसे इसी तरह परेशान किया जाता है. इसीलिए हमारा देश अभी तक नम्बर-1 नहीं बन पाया.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) August 19, 2022
Rajya Sabha DMK MP TKS Elangovan, reacting to the CBI raids, told CNN-News18, “These raids are politically motivated. BJP wants to target the opposition parties and they r misusing the agencies to conduct raids on opposition parties . Even if there is a small complaint against an opposition party.. they immediately conduct raids for political gains.”
