Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Alleges CBI Raid In Response To NYT Recognition For Sisodia, Education Model

In his tweet, Kejriwal mentioned a New York Times piece and tied it to the central investigation agency's searches.

The Delhi Education model, was featured on the first page of the New York Times. ( Image Source :Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal )

The central government was attacked by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, briefly after CBI teams were seen at the house of his deputy Manish Sisodia to investigate disparities in the Delhi excise policy, which has been a source of dispute between the BJP and the AAP for several weeks.

In his tweet, Kejriwal mentioned a New York Times piece and tied it to the central investigation agency's searches.

Delhi has made India proud. Delhi model is on the front page of the biggest newspaper of US. Manish Sisodia is the best education minister of independent India. pic.twitter.com/6erXmLB2be

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 19, 2022

He stated that there had been prior CBI raids and that nothing will happen this time.

The CBI conducted searches on around 21 places today in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, including the house of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

"The day Delhi's Education model was appreciated and Manish Sisodia's photo appeared on the front page of America's biggest newspaper NYT, the Centre sent CBI at the residence of Manish," Kejriwal tweeted. 

जिस दिन अमेरिका के सबसे बड़े अख़बार NYT के फ़्रंट पेज पर दिल्ली शिक्षा मॉडल की तारीफ़ और मनीष सिसोदिया की तस्वीर छपी, उसी दिन मनीष के घर केंद्र ने CBI भेजी

CBI का स्वागत है। पूरा cooperate करेंगे। पहले भी कई जाँच/रेड हुईं। कुछ नहीं निकला। अब भी कुछ नहीं निकलेगा https://t.co/oQXitimbYZ

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 19, 2022

"CBI is welcome. Will extend full cooperation. Earlier also there were raid and probe. Nothing came out. Nothing will come out now also," Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

The Delhi education model is being debated throughout the world, the chief minister stated, criticising the BJP.

"They want to stop it… hence the raids on Delhi’s health and education minister," he said. 

The CBI raids came just weeks after Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena requested a CBI inquiry into the AAP government's excise policy in the national capital. This sparked a verbal spat between the BJP and the AAP, with the former accusing the latter of corruption.

Later, Sisodia claimed that previous Delhi LG Anil Kumar Baijal had authorised the policy after recommending amendments. The deputy chief minister of Delhi also stated that the former LG's opinion on the policy had shifted.