New Delhi: With his deputy Manish Sisodia's name not finding a mention in the CBI charge sheet in the excise policy case, Delhi Chief Minister and Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "implicating" Sisodia.
"Manish ji's name is not even in ED's charge sheet. Shouldn't Modi ji apologize to the country for implicating Manish ji, who brought laurels to India in the world through the education revolution, in a false case? Will the country progress by putting those who do good work in jail?" the Delhi Chief Minister wrote in a tweet.
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शिक्षा क्रांति से दुनिया में भारत का नाम रोशन करने वाले मनीष जी को झूठे केस में फँसाने के लिए क्या मोदी जी को देश से माफ़ी नहीं माँगनी चाहिए?
अच्छा काम करने वालों को जेल में डालने से क्या देश आगे बढ़ेगा?
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— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 26, 2022
शिक्षा क्रांति से दुनिया में भारत का नाम रोशन करने वाले मनीष जी को झूठे केस में फँसाने के लिए क्या मोदी जी को देश से माफ़ी नहीं माँगनी चाहिए?
अच्छा काम करने वालों को जेल में डालने से क्या देश आगे बढ़ेगा?ED की चार्जशीट में भी मनीष जी का नाम नहीं
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 26, 2022
शिक्षा क्रांति से दुनिया में भारत का नाम रोशन करने वाले मनीष जी को झूठे केस में फँसाने के लिए क्या मोदी जी को देश से माफ़ी नहीं माँगनी चाहिए?
अच्छा काम करने वालों को जेल में डालने से क्या देश आगे बढ़ेगा?
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed its first charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy case against seven accused but Sisodia, who was named in the agency's FIR, did not figure in it.
Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal alleged that PM Modi was personally monitoring the case and had personally met Enforcement Directorate and CBI directors.
"By not including Manish Sisodia's name in the chargesheet, the CBI has, in a way, given a clean chit to him. Around 800 officers of CBI and ED for the last four months were working on this case. They were working 24X7 and were tasked to do anything to put Sisodia behind the bars.
"From yesterday's chargesheet, it is clear that they did not find even an iota of evidence against him...Now they are saying that the probe is still on and they will file a supplementary chargesheet. It is just a face-saving act for them. PM Modi will probe us till the time we are alive. This probe began in 2015 when we came into power. So it is always on but till now they have not been able to find anything.
My sources tell me that PM Modi was personally monitoring this case. The PM used to meet the CBI and ED director himself. He had directed them to ensure Manish Sisodia is arrested. But after all the probes, they could not gather any evidence. Today we are proud to say that Kejriwal is a hardcore honest, AAP is hardcore honest. I challenge BJP to tell if any of its party leaders is hardcore honest," Kejriwal said.
The Delhi CM said that PM Modi "throughout the 18 hours he worked every day" only thought about how to tackle AAP. "PM Modi says he works for 18 hours. In all these hours, you think how can I stop Kejriwal from working, how to arrest his ministers? I request you to devote at least 2 hours of this time to the country, people will have some respite from unemployment and inflation," he said.
Asked about the BJP releasing a series of sting videos on AAP leaders in the run-up to the December 4 municipal polls in Delhi, the chief minister said voters have to choose between 10 videos of the BJP or 10 guarantees of his party.
The people of Delhi will give a befitting reply to all those videos on December 4, he said, when the counting of polls for the Delhi MCD elections will take place. The AAP chief was speaking on the occasion of his party's 10th foundation day, just days after the BJP released a series of sting videos on Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain who is presently lodged at Tihar Jail.
The Delhi Chief Minister said the Aam Aadmi Party scripted many histories in Indian politics with the love of the citizens. "Aam Aadmi Party was established 10 years ago on this day. In these 10 years, with the immense love of the public and efforts of the workers, the party created many histories in Indian politics," Kejriwal tweeted.
"Today, the Aam Aadmi Party has become the new hope of the people of the country. We are trustworthy," he added. The AAP was founded on November 26, 2012, by Kejriwal. He chose to float the party on this day as the Constitution of India was adopted on this day in 1949.
