Brinda Karat slams Centre over CBI raid at Sisodia’s residence, says opposition events being focused

By ANI

NEW DELHI: CPI-M chief Brinda Karat on Friday condemned CBI raid at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence saying that BJP-led Centre is concentrating on the Opposition political events with the assistance of central companies.

“I strongly condemn the CBI raid. Manish Sisodia is the Deputy CM of Delhi that’s why he is being targeted. Had he been in RSS or BJP, and bowed before them, he would have got clean-chit in everything. Everything is just politics. This is happening throughout the country,” Karat advised ANI.

She alleged that the BJP-led Central authorities desires to broaden its energy throughout the nation by concentrating on opposition events with raids.

“The raids have got nothing to do with corruption. They just want to expand their power by targeting the opposition,” she mentioned.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday performed searches on the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and several other different places in numerous states in reference to the alleged rip-off within the not too long ago withdrawn excise coverage of the Aam Aadmi Party authorities.

CBI mentioned searches are being performed in the present day at 31 places together with in Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bengaluru which, to date, have led to the restoration of incriminating paperwork, articles and digital data. It mentioned investigations are underway.

The CBI has registered an FIR in reference to the case. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had in July really helpful a CBI probe over alleged violations of guidelines within the Excise Policy which was applied in November final yr.

Sisodia was amongst 15 individuals booked within the FIR filed by CBI. Excise officers, liquor firm executives, sellers together with unknown public servants and personal individuals have additionally been booked within the case.

As CBI officers arrived at his residence this morning, Sisodia mentioned AAP authorities is trustworthy and referred to its work within the discipline of schooling.

“CBI has arrived. We are honest, building a future for lakhs of children. Unfortunate that in this country, whoever does good work is hassled just like this, that is why our country is still not number-1.”

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal additionally tweeted his help for Sisodia saying that nothing will come out of this raid and that many such occurred in previous. “I welcome CBI. We will cooperate fully. There have been many such probes, and raids in past. Nothing came out. Nothing will come out this time too,” Kejriwal mentioned.

NEW DELHI: CPI-M chief Brinda Karat on Friday condemned CBI raid at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence saying that BJP-led Centre is concentrating on the Opposition political events with the assistance of central companies.

“I strongly condemn the CBI raid. Manish Sisodia is the Deputy CM of Delhi that’s why he is being targeted. Had he been in RSS or BJP, and bowed before them, he would have got clean-chit in everything. Everything is just politics. This is happening throughout the country,” Karat advised ANI.

She alleged that the BJP-led Central authorities desires to broaden its energy throughout the nation by concentrating on opposition events with raids.

“The raids have got nothing to do with corruption. They just want to expand their power by targeting the opposition,” she mentioned.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday performed searches on the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and several other different places in numerous states in reference to the alleged rip-off within the not too long ago withdrawn excise coverage of the Aam Aadmi Party authorities.

CBI mentioned searches are being performed in the present day at 31 places together with in Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bengaluru which, to date, have led to the restoration of incriminating paperwork, articles and digital data. It mentioned investigations are underway.

The CBI has registered an FIR in reference to the case. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had in July really helpful a CBI probe over alleged violations of guidelines within the Excise Policy which was applied in November final yr.

Sisodia was amongst 15 individuals booked within the FIR filed by CBI. Excise officers, liquor firm executives, sellers together with unknown public servants and personal individuals have additionally been booked within the case.

As CBI officers arrived at his residence this morning, Sisodia mentioned AAP authorities is trustworthy and referred to its work within the discipline of schooling.

“CBI has arrived. We are honest, building a future for lakhs of children. Unfortunate that in this country, whoever does good work is hassled just like this, that is why our country is still not number-1.”

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal additionally tweeted his help for Sisodia saying that nothing will come out of this raid and that many such occurred in previous. “I welcome CBI. We will cooperate fully. There have been many such probes, and raids in past. Nothing came out. Nothing will come out this time too,” Kejriwal mentioned.