Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia sent to CBI custody till 4 March in alleged liquor policy scam

Delhi's Deputy Chief Mnister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia has been sent to CBI custody till 4 March, 2023. Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.

Special judge M K Nagpal allowed the CBI's plea for the custodial interrogation of Sisodia.

Earlier in the day, the court had reserved its order on the plea after hearing arguments from the CBI and Sisodia's counsel.

Meanwhile, political reactions are pouring in from different parties. Chief Ministers of Jharkhand, Kerala have already tweeted in support of Sisodia. 

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Monday termed the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as another "brazen attempt" by the BJP-led government at the Centre to suppress democratically elected state governments. Soren said the arrest of Sisodia, which took place in Delhi on Sunday, is "disappointing and disheartening".

Earlier, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday lashed out at the BJP over the arrest of AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and said the Central agencies were being used to intimidate the opposition parties and termed it as an attack on democracy.

Vijayan said the Centre was attempting to destabilise the opposition-ruled State governments in the country and termed it as a move to divert the attention from the issues of joblessness and economic crisis.