Manish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on February 26.
New Delhi:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case in opposition to jailed Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) chief Manish Sisodia right now over alleged corruption within the Delhi authorities’s Suggestions Unit (FBU).
The Suggestions Unit was fashioned by the AAP after coming to energy in Delhi in 2015.
“The illegal method of creation and dealing of the Suggestions Unit has triggered wrongful loss to the federal government exchequer to the tune of approximate Rs 36 Lakhs,” the CBI claimed.
Reacting sharply to one more case in opposition to the jailed AAP chief, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the transfer as “unhappy for the nation”.
PM’s plan is to slap a number of false instances in opposition to Manish and hold him in custody for an extended interval. Unhappy for the nation! https://t.co/G48JtXeTIc
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 16, 2023
“PM’s plan is to slap a number of false instances in opposition to Manish and hold him in custody for an extended interval. Unhappy for the nation!” Mr Kejriwal tweeted.
In February, the Union Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) gave its go-ahead to prosecute Mr Sisodia beneath the Prevention of Corruption Act. A CBI report alleged that Mr Sisodia was utilizing the Suggestions Unit as a software for “political snooping”.
Whereas the BJP known as for a case in opposition to Mr Sisodia and the AAP, Chief Minister Kejriwal refuted the allegations by dubbing them “politically motivated”.
Mr Sisodia, the previous deputy chief minister of Delhi, was arrested by the CBI on February 26 in reference to alleged corruption within the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage for 2021-22.
