'Jails Will Break Open': Kejriwal As CBI Questions Manish Sisodia In Liquor Policy Case

Kejriwal once again praised Manish Sisodia and said that efforts are being made to stop him from campaigning in Gujarat.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a public meeting (Source: File photo/PTI)

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his Deputy Manish Sisodia will be free. During a public meeting in Unjha, Gujarat, Kejriwal once again praised Manish Sisodia and said that efforts are being made to stop him from campaigning in Gujarat.

"Prison locks will break, Manish Sisodia will be free," he tweeted in Hindi while sharing a video of Sisodia addressing supporters before he headed to the Central Bureau of Investigation for questioning in an alleged liquor policy scam case.

गुजरात आकर मनीष सिसोदिया जी ने कहा था कि दिल्ली जैसे स्कूल गुजरात के गांव-गांव में बनायेंगे। आज इन्होंने मनीष सिसोदिया को गिरफ़्तार कर लिया।

जब 8 दिसम्बर को नतीजे आएंगे-
तब जेल के ताले टूटेंगे
मनीष सिसोदिया छूटेंगे।

क्योंकि अब AAP के लिए गुजरात की सारी जनता प्रचार करेगी pic.twitter.com/DlYM0glQwK

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 17, 2022

 

In a video shared by Kejriwal, Sisodia said, "the government wants to imprison him, but he is a follower of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, and is not afraid of going to jail."

"20-year-olds sacrificed their lives for our freedom struggle. The nation demands sacrifice once again. The nation demands once again someone who is not scared to go to jail, and we are proud that we don't fear that," he said.

"They raided my home, nothing came out of it. They went to my village to find anything against him, but they got nothing. Now they plan to arrest me to stop me from campaigning in Gujarat. I am not afraid of CBI, ED (Enforcement DIrectorate) or going to the jail," he added, addressing party workers on the way.

"Even Bhagat Singh had to go to jail for the country," he declared.

जेल के ताले टूटेंगे
मनीष सिसोदिया छूटेंगे https://t.co/enhRQrVyVh

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 17, 2022

Earlier today, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh and other party workers were detained by the Delhi Police for violation of prohibitory orders amid Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The AAP workers were staging a protest in front of CBI headquarters here where Sisodia was being questioned in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of excise policy in the national capital. 

The AAP workers alleged manhandling by the Delhi Police. 

Sisodia was summoned by the federal probe agency today at 11 am for questioning in the Delhi liquor policy matter. Ahead of the questioning, the Deputy Chief Minister had alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was preparing to arrest him in a fake case.

“They are preparing to arrest me by making a completely fake case against me. I was to go to Gujarat for the election campaign in the coming days. These people are losing Gujarat badly. Their purpose is to stop me from going to the Gujarat election campaign,” Sisodia alleged. 

“When I went to Gujarat, I told the people there that we will build wonderful schools like Delhi for your children in Gujarat too. People are very happy. But these people (BJP) do not want good schools to be built in Gujarat also, people of Gujarat should also study and progress,” he added. 

The CBI had registered an FIR in this matter in August where Sisodia was named as accused number one and 14 others were also named in the report. The case was registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 477A (falsification of records), and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act which deals with taking undue advantage to influence a public servant by corrupt or illegal means or by the exercise of personal influence.