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AAP accuses BJP of spreading lies about Sisodia's assets; Kejriwal attacks PM Modi
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of defaming Sisodia by misusing the Enforcement Directorate.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of lying about the net worth of arrested party leader Manish Sisodia's assets that have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate in excise policy case. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal trained guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the top BJP leader has started defaming Sisodia by misusing the probe agency.
“Your ED has been running false news on TV channels since evening that Manish Sisodia's property worth ₹52 crore has been confiscated…Total property worth ₹80 lakh has been confiscated, which is from before 2018 when the excise policy was not even formulated,” Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi.
“People never thought that a day would come when a great country like India would get such a Prime Minister who would try to eliminate his political rivals by lying openly like this. You also know who the real corrupt are. If you have the courage, show it by catching them,” he added.
Citing ED documents, Delhi minister Atishi asserted that Sisodia has assets worth only ₹81 lakh, including ₹11 lakh in a bank account, a two flats, worth ₹5 lakh and ₹65 lakh each.
“BJP has come up with a new bundle of lies to defame Manish Sisodia. According to ED's own documents, Manish Sisodia has assets worth only ₹81 lakh, including ₹11 lakh in a bank account, a flat of ₹5 lakh and a flat of ₹65 lakh,” Atishi said.
ED attached ₹52 cr assets of 5 accused in excise case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth ₹52.24 crore of five accused in the Delhi excise case, including assets worth ₹81 lakh belonging to Sisodia. The ED move covers one flat each belonging to Manish Sisodia, and his wife Seema Sisodia, along with a bank account of ₹11.49 lakh.
Delhi excise policy case
Sisodia, 51, was arrested by the agency in the excise policy case in March and is currently in judicial custody. The ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that the excise policy 2021-22 that granted licenses for liquor trading enabled cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who allegedly paid bribes for the process. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has strongly refuted the charges of wrongdoing in the formulation of the Delhi excise policy 2021-22.
