Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, has been summoned to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday for interrogation about Delhi's now-withdrawn liquor policy, which the Central Bureau of Investigation is probing, news agency PTI reported.
After receiving the summons, Sisodia stated: "On February 26, CBI called me again for questioning. I will go for inquiry."
Sisodia was scheduled to be questioned yesterday, but he requested an extension, citing the Delhi budget on which he is working. Sisodia is in charge of the finance ministry in Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet.
According to authorities, the CBI granted Sisodia's request to postpone the questioning and stated that a new date will be set soon.
Sisodia, who was also in charge of the Excise department, was interviewed earlier last year on October 17th, and raids were conducted at his apartment and bank lockers in connection with the investigation.
Sisodia declared on Twitter that nothing was found against him during searches and that he will continue to cooperate with the probe.
He went on to say that the CBI was sent after him because "they" wanted to stop him from performing "good work" for children's education in Delhi.
The bureau is currently investigating the suspected involvement of a "South Lobby" of businesspeople and politicians in establishing and executing Delhi liquor policy in order to sway it in their favour through the use of intermediaries, booze sellers, and public workers, according to the CBI.
On November 25, last year, the CBI filed a charge sheet in the case, charging businessmen Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally, and five others. The charging document does not mention Sisodia.
The investigation agency said that the Delhi government's excise policy for granting liquor licences favoured specific sellers who reportedly paid bribes for it, an allegation vigorously denied by the AAP.
(With Inputs From Agencies)