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'Can't find me? What gimmick Modi ji?': Sisodia on CBI lookout circular
Delhi excise policy: Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and others have been accused of corruption.
As the CBI intensifies probe over the Delhi liquor policy, a circular has been issued by the central agency against deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and other accused in the case. This follows the 14-hour-long searches at Sisodia's home on Friday. An FIR was then filed in the matter against more than 10 people, including the Delhi deputy chief minister.
Now, the circular underlines restrictions on Sisodia and others from travelling abroad. With this, immigration authorities "are alerted in case anyone travels out of India,” an officer was quoted as saying in an HT report.
Taking a fresh jibe at the central government, the Delhi deputy CM on Sunday morning targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet. “All your raids failed and you found nothing… now you have issued a lookout circular that Manish Sisodia can't be found," his tweet - roughly translated from Hindi - read.
“What is this gimmick Modi ji…I am roaming freely in Delhi. Can't you find me? Please tell me where to come?” he added.
BJP vs AAP
Amid the CBI probe, Sisodia and other AAP leaders have been saying that the action by the central probe agency reveals Centre's plan to target Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The political standoff has been deepening between the BJP and the AAP over the Delhi liquor policy.
While the BJP accuses AAP of corruption, Arvind Kerjiwal's party has yet again said that the central agencies are being misused under the BJP rule. On Sunday, the Delhi deputy CM tweeted an old video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi where he is talking about CBI misuse. The video on Modi's remarks dates back to the time when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.
A day before, Sisodia had posted on Twitter that the excise policy - against which the raids were carried out - "is the best in the country". "If they (the central government) had not got the policy changed - 48 hours before its implementation - it would have got the state an annual revenue of ₹10,000 crore," he said.
