INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Two days after his arrest in a supposed import tax policy rip-off, Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Tuesday resigned from the
Previous health minister Satyendar Jain, who was apprehended in May in 2015 in a supposed money laundering case, also sent his resignation
to CM Arvind Kejriwal, bringing the strength of the Delhi cabinet to five.Delhi government officials said Kejriwal accepted both the
resignations and sent them to lieutenant governor V K Saxena to be forwarded to the President
The AAP stated two new faces would soon be inducted into the cabinet however didnt provide any timeframe
For the interim, their portfolios have been distributed in between Kailash Gahlot and Raaj Kumar Anand
The size of the Delhi cabinet is quite little and the 2 senior ministers held the majority of crucial portfolios
To guarantee that the work is not hampered in their lack and the people of Delhi are not troubled, Jain and Sisodia tendered their
Two brand-new ministers will quickly be inducted in the council of ministers, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said at a press
conference.Sisodias and Jains resignations came soon after the Supreme Court refused to give relief to the previous and asked him to
approach the Delhi high court
In a three-page letter to the chief minister, Sisodia said the allegations versus him were nothing but a conspiracy of cowards and weak
people and he wished to keep away till the charges are shown incorrect
Jain was jailed by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30 last year and lodged in Tihar Jail ever since
Sisodia was called for examination into supposed corruption in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 for the second time on February 26 and was
AAP is attempting to hide him behind education: BJPThe BJP on Monday blasted AAP for its protests versus the arrest of deputy chief minister
Sisodia and asserted that CBI had been acting legally against the corrupt
The celebration also demanded primary minister Arvind Kejriwals resignation with 2 of his ministers having actually been apprehended on
The law is taking its own course and probe firms are working lawfully, BJP representative Gaurav Bhatia stated
The kattar beimaan party (hardcore deceitful celebration) respects neither court nor people, he declared, implicating Kejriwal of managing
the protests.Delhi BJP likewise claimed that AAP functionaries were attempting to hide Sisodia behind education when he had been jailed
allegedly for corruption in relation to the now-withdrawn import tax policy with glaring evidence
It required his resignation from the cabinet
Previous Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari stated, AAP was attempting unsuccessfully to divert the alcohol issue by linking it with education
One who indulges in corruption does not protest, but shows his innocence in court
Calling AAP Arajak Apradh Party (anarchic, criminal party), Bhatia said, If AAP thinks that CBIs action is driven by political malice,
it should have gone to court ..
as the probe has been going on for months
The leader of opposition in the assembly, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, said Kejriwal needs to right away drop his 2 ministers, Sisodia and
Satyendar Jain, from the cabinet
The cabinet ought to be reshuffled right away in the interest of Delhi, he stated
Jain has actually been in custody considering that his arrest by Enforcement Directorate last May in a cash laundering case
All his portfolios were turned over to Sisodia and now he is likewise in CBI custody
Kejriwal is a primary minister who has not kept any portfolio with himself, Bidhuri stated
It is not right to leave the entire of Delhi to the staying 4 ministers
A party that has 62 MLAs out of 70 is not even able to offer a full government to Delhi
Taking a swipe at Kejriwals claim that a few CBI officers were against Sisodias arrest, BJPs IT department head, Amit Malviya, tweeted, It
West Delhi MP Parvesh Sahib Singh declared, CBI getting 5 days remand plainly reveals that corruption has actually become huge
The real mastermind is Kejriwal
Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor demanded that either Kejriwal should improve the image of his government or resign.
