Congress leader Supriya Shrinate came down heavily upon the BJP-led government, saying that the central probe agencies like ED and CBI can’t scare them. Shrinate also called police “impotent”.
Her remarks came two days after Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. Addressing a press conference, she said, “It is not hidden from anyone that these agencies never probed BJP leaders. All agencies are silent in the cases of people associated with BJP,” she said.
“It must be noted that the AAP remains silent when these agencies summons Congress leaders. But we are not like them,” she added.
Sisodia was arrested on Sunday evening after being interrogated for nearly eight hours in connection with alleged corruption in the implementation of the city’s now-scrapped liquor policy.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in a statement, said that Manish Sisodia was arrested as he gave evasive replies and did not cooperate in the investigation despite being confronted with evidence to the contrary.
The CBI on November 25 last year filed a charge sheet in connection with the case, naming businessmen Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally and five others as accused. Sisodia, who also held the charge of the Excise department, was not named as accused in the chargesheet.
The probe agency alleged that the Delhi government’s excise policy meant to grant licences to liquor traders favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it.
