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New DelhiThe BJP on Tuesday termed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a party of “cuts, commission and corruption” and said its leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain should have resigned from the cabinet long back when allegations of corruption surfaced. Were.
Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday evening in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-cancelled Delhi Liquor Policy for 2021-22. Jain, on the other hand, is lodged in Tihar Jail since May last year in a money laundering case. Both the ministers submitted their resignations to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, which has been accepted.
Hitting out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its national convenor Kejriwal, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said those who claimed to be the “flag-bearers of the fight against corruption” ensured governance that allowed liquor to be sold in Delhi. Increase in the number of drinkers. Without naming any party, Prasad said he felt “cuts and commissions” were the legacy of only one political party.
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Prasad said, “But today, I would like to say that the “Three C” ie “Cut, Commission and Corruption” is applicable for Kejriwal’s party as well. He said that AAP leaders have maligned the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. He said, “He should have resigned earlier. Jain and Sisodia should have resigned the moment the allegations against them surfaced.”
Describing the liquor scam case in Delhi as a “fixed ‘text book case’ of corruption”, Prasad said the BJP would take up the issue in every nook and corner of the country. He said the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant any immunity to one of the most prominent faces of the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. Prasad said, “It clearly indicates the merits of Sisodia’s petition that the top court refused to grant any relief.”
Earlier, the Supreme Court refused to entertain the bail plea of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Excise Policy case. Sisodia is currently in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said, “We are not inclined to entertain the petition under Article 32 in the present situation.” The bench said that just because the incident happened in Delhi, Sisodia cannot directly approach the apex court. The bench said that they have the remedy of approaching the concerned trial court as well as the Delhi High Court. (agency)
