BJP Protestors Marching Towards AAP Office Demanding Sisodia's Resignation In 'Snooping' Case Detained

A probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation had found that the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi allegedly indulged in political snooping soon after it came to power in 2015. 

BJP workers detained in Delhi over staging protest demanding Manish Sisodia's resignation

Source : ANI

New Delhi: Workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party were detained in the national capital after they staged a protest on Thursday demanding Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s resignation over the ‘feedback unit’ alleged snooping case. The saffron party workers held a protest march till the Aam Aadmi Party office but were stopped by the police. 

In a video shared by news agency ANI, the party workers could be seen clashing with the police and trying to cross the barricading. 

A probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation had found that the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi allegedly indulged in political snooping soon after it came to power in 2015. 

The CBI in its report mentioned that the 'snooping' was being conducted by the government's 'Feed Back Unit' (FBU). The Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory had requested the President for permission for further action.

#UPDATE | Delhi Police detained BJP workers who were marching towards Aam Aadmi Party office demanding resignation of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with 'Feedback Unit' alleged snooping case pic.twitter.com/ue9TWk2j4p

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The AAP dispensation had proposed setting up the FBU in 2015 to gather relevant information and actionable feedback regarding the working of the various departments and autonomous bodies, institutions and entities falling under the jurisdiction of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and also to do "trap cases", the CBI said.

The CBI registered the preliminary inquiry on a reference from the Delhi government's vigilance department, which had detected irregularities in the FBU.

Prima facie, the agency noted, there was a deliberate violation of rules, guidelines and circulars by "delinquent public servants".

"The nature of violations committed is inherently dishonest and as such materials disclose abuse of official position with dishonest intention by concerned public servants Manish Sisodia, Dy. CM and Sukesh Kumar Jain, the then Secretary (Vigilance)," the report alleged.