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As Kejriwal shares video of 'cops manhandling Sisodia', Delhi Police clarify
Delhi chief minister Kejriwal shared a video on Tuesday and claimed that Manish Sisodia was misbehaved with by the cops at the court.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday clarified that there was no misbehaviour with former Delhi minister Manish Sisodia in the Rouse Avenue Court after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shared a video showing cops surrounding Sisodia when media people were asking him questions on the Delhi ordinance. It is against the law to issue statements to the media by the accused in judicial custody, the Delhi Police said clarifying the action of the cop who was seen putting his arm around Sisodia.
Here is the video
Sharing the video, which was originally posted by Delhi minister Atishi, Kejriwal wrote: 'Do Delhi Police have the rigts to misbehave with Manish ji like this? Have the cops been instructed to do this by powers above?"
“This is how Delhi Police controlled by the BJP-led centre, treats India's best education minister. Strongly condemn this manhandling. The nation is watching,” AAP MP Raghav Chadha said.
"The talk of police misbehaviour with Mr Manish Sisodia at the time of production in Rouse Avenue Court is propaganda. The police response as seen in the video was imperative from a security point of view. It is against the law to issue statements to the media by the accused in judicial custody," Delhi Police responded promptly.
Sisodia was brought to the court on Tuesday where his judicial custody was extended till June 1. The judge also directed the jail authorities to consider providing the politician with a chair and a table along with books inside the prison.
As seen in the video, when Sisodia was brought to the court, media people asked him to comment on the ordinance that the Centre brought on May 19 empowering the LG over the elected government.
As soon as the question was asked, the cops accompanying him gestured to the media people to make way. "Modi ji has become very arrogant, does not respect democracy..." Sisodia said when a cop caught hold of Sisodia putting his arm around his head in what looked like a stranglehold.
