New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday took a jibe at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at the latter’s residence and office and 30 other locations in connection with the alleged corruption in implementation of Delhi Excise Policy.
During a press conference on Saturday, Thakur trained his guns against Sisodia saying that he has now changed the spelling of his name suggesting that “take bribe and be quiet”.
"Manish Sisodia might have now changed the spelling of his name too. Now it is - M O N E Y SHH," said the Union minister.
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CBI Interrogates Sisodia’s Aides
The federal probe agency on Saturday summoned 15 persons named in the FIR lodged by the CBI in connection with the matter for questioning, sources told ABP News. Statements of all these 15 persons are being recorded by the investigation agency.
As per the sources, all these persons are close aides of Manish Sisodia.
CBI Raids At Manish Sisodia’s Residence, Office
On Friday, the CBI conducted raids at Manish Sisodia’s residence and office and 30 other locations in connection with the corruption case.
The 15-hour-long searches at the AAP leader's home, the residence of IAS officer and former excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna and 29 other places took place after the CBI registered an FIR for alleged corruption and bribery formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought out last November, officials said, quoted by news agency PTI.
Speaking to reporters after the raid, Sisodia said, "The CBI team reached in the morning and searched the whole house. My family and myself extended them full cooperation. They seized my computer and mobile phone. They also took away some files." He alleged that the Centre was misusing the agency to stop the Arvind Kejriwal government from "doing good work" in Delhi.