NEW DELHI: Delhi’s former deputy chief minster Manish Sisodia, arrested in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, moved a city court on Friday seeking bail, his lawyer said. The application is likely to come up for hearing before Special Judge M K Nagpal on Saturday, advocate Rishikesh said.Sisodia, who was sent to CBI custody on Monday, is scheduled to be produced before the court tomorrow when his CBI remand ends. 1/10What makes Manish Sisodia so important?Show Captions<p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;”>Action against Sisodia will jeopardise the functioning of the government as he handles 18 most important portfolios, including home, finance, education, and health.</p><p>Arvind Kejriwal’s most trusted aide, Sisodia has kept the chief minister free to expand the party’s footprints nationally.<br /></p><p>Sisodia supervises other departments that have not been allotted to any other minister.<br /></p><p style=”line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;”>After Sisodia’s arrest, not only important welfare schemes in Delhi will suffer a setback, it will be a huge blow to the party’s expansion plans.</p><p>He was also overseeing all schemes related to the Rozgar budget. The entire plan to redevelop retail and wholesale markets was being closely monitored by him.<br /></p><p>The CBI on Sunday evening arrested Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case after eight hours of grilling.<br /></p><p>According to officials, the answers provided by Sisodia were unsatisfactory during the interrogation.</p><p style=”box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.13923px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;”>The CBI officials said it was felt that custodial interrogation was necessary to put Sisodia through intense questioning.</p><p>Arvind Kejriwal said the arrest of Manish Sisodia by the CBI is dirty politics and asserted that he was innocent. <br /></p>The CBI had on Sunday evening arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021-22 after nearly eight hours of questioning during which his answers were allegedly not found satisfactory.1/12Manish Sisodia appears before CBI, says not afraid of jailShow Captions<p>Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Sunday appeared before the CBI for second round of questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case. Earlier, he was questioned on October 17, 2022.<br /></p><p>Sisodia who has been accused in the CBI FIR, paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat before arriving at the heavily-barricaded CBI office. </p><p>Addressing party workers, Sisodia request supporters not to ‘leave’ his family alone. “I want to request you all not to leave my mother and wife alone.”<br /></p><p>Sisodia alleged that conspiracies are being hatched by the CBI and ED and false cases being lodged against AAP leaders.</p><p>Why are they sending me to jail? They also know we have not done anything wrong. Modi doesn’t fear Rahul Gandhi, he only fears Kejriwal and AAP. As party grows, there will be more cases, claimed Sisodia. </p><p>I am a follower of Bhagat Singh who was hanged for the country. It is a minor thing to go to jail because of such false allegations, said Sisodia.<br /></p><p>Arvind Kejriwal has given me a lot of love and respect. It may happen that I have to stay in jail for 8-10 month, but you (Kejriwal) continue serving the nation, said Sisodia.</p><p>Meanwhile, AAP leaders protested after as Sisodia appeared before the CBI office.<br /><br /></p><p>MP Sanjay Singh and other party leaders were detained by Delhi Police for protesting outside CBI office. <br /></p><p>The protesters were detained to ensure that the law and order situation doesn’t go out of hand, said police. “We were protesting peacefully but were detained,” said AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar.<br /></p><p>Reacting to Sisodia’s tweet, Kejriwal said, “We will take care of your family Manish, don’t worry.<br /></p>(With PTI inputs)Watch Excise Policy case: Manish Sisodia moves bail plea in trial court
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