Following his release from detention on Monday, AAP MP Sanjay Singh asserted that the BJP was attempting to tarnish the reputation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He further stated that if he had control over the ED and the CBI, he would be arrest Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and wealthy industrialist Gautam Adani "within two hours".
๐๐๐ฃ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
On Sunday, Singh and other AAP leaders were detained after staging a demonstration outside the CBI office in support of Sisodia, who was being questioned in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. Following their release, Singh spoke to ANI and accused the BJP of trying to "defame" Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal. He confidently asserted that all attempts to discredit Kejriwal and the AAP will be unsuccessful.
๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ท๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น: ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต
"There will soon be an end to PM Modi's dictatorship. He arrested the most popular Education minister (Manish Sisodia) of the country. He is trying to defame Arvind Kejriwal but such acts won't affect his image. It was a cowardly act by the Centre to have Sisodia arrested by the agencies," the AAP MP said.
"Give me ED and CBI, I will arrest Modi, Amit Shah and Adani within two hours. You can do anything when you have the power to misuse probe agencies," Singh added.
๐ฆ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ'๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐'๐ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ
According to Delhi Minister Gopal Rai, even if the BJP were to arrest all of the government's ministers, it would have no impact on the government's ability to function and carry out its duties.
"The arrest of Manish Sisodia and the BJP's friendship with Adani are issues that can't be tolerated. Even if they (BJP) arrest all our ministers, our govt will run its course," he said.
๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฝ
The AAP has announced that it plans to stage demonstrations across the country, including in the national capital outside the BJP headquarters, to protest against Sisodia's arrest.
Delhi's Special CP (L&O), Dependra Pathak, has confirmed that appropriate measures have been taken to ensure law and order is maintained during these protests.
"Effective and robust police arrangement is in place on the ground to maintain law and order," he said.
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฃ: ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ท
Earlier on Monday, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that the party leaders, who were detained Sunday, have been arrested and will be produced in court.
"The Centre has broken all limits of democracy. It arrested Manish Sisodia without any proof due to political reasons. You have arrested the entire leadership of our party, except for Arvind Kejriwal and some others. Many of the leaders are detained since last afternoon. Under which sections, are they being detained for so long? The police will produce them in court as they have shown the detainees as being arrested," Bharadwaj told ANI.
He claimed further that the government has arrested the entire leadership of the AAP.
"It is not detention but arrest on the orders of the Centre. The police have arrested our entire leadership. We will protest outside the BJP office today as all the instructions are being given from there," Bhardwaj said.
๐ฆ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป'๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐๐
The CBI on Sunday released a statement on Sisodia's arrest, saying he was giving evasive replies and not cooperating in the investigation. The probe agency also said that Sisodia was earlier called on February 19 for investigation, but had sought a week's time citing preoccupations.
"The Deputy CM was issued a notice under section 41A of CrPC for attending the investigation on February 19, 2023. However, he sought time of one week citing his pre-occupation," the CBI said in its statement.
Shortly before arriving at the CBI office for questioning, Sisodia said false cases were being lodged against party leaders as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "afraid" of Kejriwal.
(With inputs from ANI)
