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New Delhi: Manish’s bungalow number AB-17 Mathura Road surrounded by the allegations of liquor policy scam in Delhi has been allotted to the new Education Minister Atishi. After which Sisodia’s family will have to vacate this bungalow by March 21. Please tell that at present Sisodia is in ED’s custody in the Excise case. On February 26, the CBI arrested Manish Sisodia in connection with an alleged scam in the excise policy. After his arrest, Sisodia resigned from his post. After which the Kejriwal government included Atishi Marlena in the cabinet and assigned it to Sisodia’s ministries.
In Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi Marlena were sworn in as ministers at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday, March 9. Along with this, their portfolios were also distributed to both the ministers. Atishi has been entrusted with the responsibility of six departments. He has been entrusted with the departments of Education, PWD, Women and Child Development, Energy, Art Culture and Language and Tourism. Whereas Saurabh has 7 portfolios. He has been appointed to Health, Urban Development, Water, Irrigation and Flood Control, Vigilance, Services and Industry departments.
Court extends Sisodia’s ED remand for five more days
Rouse Avenue Court has extended Manish Sisodia’s ED remand by five more days. After which now Sisodia will remain in jail till 22 March. Let us inform that Manish Sisodia was presented in the court today by the Enforcement Directorate probing money laundering in the alleged liquor scam case of Delhi. Sisodia’s custody was ending today. The ED had sought seven more days’ remand of Sisodia from the court.
Earlier, the ED, keeping its side in the court, said that if Sisodia’s remand is not received, then whatever investigation has been done so far will be in vain. At the same time, Sisodia’s lawyer argued that in the name of questioning, the agency only makes him sit here and there. In seven days only 11 hours of questioning has taken place.
The ED told the court that the investigation is at a critical juncture, if custody is not obtained now, all the hard work will go in vain. The investigating agency said that interrogation of Sisodia is going on under CCTV surveillance. Two people have been called to record the statement on 18th and 19th. At the same time, Sisodia claims that he is not being questioned. They say that even if you make me sit for the whole night, but at least inquire, but they do not do anything.
