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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will perform a nationwide protest as we speak towards Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s arrest within the Delhi liquor rip-off case. Sisodia was arrested after practically eight hours of questioning on varied elements of the excise coverage for 2021-22 in reference to alleged corruption within the now-scrapped coverage regarding the sale of alcohol.
The nationwide capital has been placed on alert in view of the protests and elaborate safety preparations have been made by the Delhi Police to keep up legislation and order scenario. Manish Sisodia will probably be offered earlier than Avenue courtroom as we speak and the CBI is predicted to get the custody of the minister.
The anticipated arrest got here because the senior AAP chief was not cooperating within the investigation and averted clarifications sought on essential factors, CBI officers mentioned. Sisodia’s arrest, one of many highest-profile actions towards an opposition chief, comes after that of Satyendar Jain, Delhi’s then well being minister, in June final yr.
As many as 36 AAP leaders reminiscent of Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai, Rohit Kumar Mehraulia, and Dinesh Mohnia have been detained for violating the provisions of part 144 CrPc on Sunday after they have been protesting forward of CBI’s questioning close to Lodhi street.
The AAP has slammed the BJP for the arrest and Delhi CM Kejriwal claimed that Manish Sisodia is harmless and his arrest is soiled politics. Stay with India Today with all the newest updates.
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