CBI raids Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's residence
Manish Sisodia
Deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia's house was raided by CBI officials besides several other locations on Friday in an alleged case of corruption.Sisodia tweeted that he would fully cooperate with CBI and said, “It is unfortunate that those who do good work in our country are harassed like this. That is why our country has not yet become No 1.”
Chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal also tweeted and extending support to his deputy, said, "Nothing will come out of this raid and many such happened in past."
As reported by the Hindustan Times,the CBI conducted raids at 21 locations in Delhi and surrounding areas on Friday, including one at Sisodia and an IAS officer's home.
The raids are related to the excise policy that put Sisodia on the investigative agency's radar."I am an extremely honest person making the future of lakhs of children," Sisodia claimed, and further added thatthe allegations against him and health minister Satyendar Jain are false.
"These people are troubled by the excellent work oneducation and health in Delhi. That is why the health minister and the education minister of Delhi are on the radar so that the good work of education and health can be stopped," he added. "The day New York Times published Manish Sisodia's photo on the front page praising Delhi's education model, the government sends CBI to his residence," Kejriwal tweeted.
In July, Delhi L-G VK Saxena had suggested that the CBI look into the city's revised excise policy. Sisodia caught attention because in addition to his position in education, he also oversees excise. It has been alleged that AAP officials received payments in return for providing "undue financial favours" to licensees of alcoholic beverages.