Sisodia deserves Bharat Ratna but he is being hounded by Centre: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the CBI lens over alleged irregularities in excise policy deserves the Bharat Ratna for improving education standard in schools but instead he is being hounded by the Centre due to political motives CM Arvind Kejriwal said on MondayOn the other hand Sisodia who handles education among a host of other key portfolios made a sensational claim saying the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP offered him the chief ministers post if he split the Aam Aadmi Party AAPThe New York Times has lauded our education model Kejriwal on his fifth visit in a month to pollbound Gujarat said in AhmedabadInstead of appreciating Sisodia he is being targeted Kejriwal told reportersDont you feel ashamed to make the CBI conduct raids on a man who did wonders in five years did what existing political parties could not do in 70 years and made government schools the best Such a man should get the Bharat Ratna the CM saidAlso Read Arvind Kejriwals silence on corruption charges proves hes hardcore dishonest BJPKejriwal who is also the AAP convener also expressed apprehension that Sisodia may be arrested soonManish Sisodia may be arrested who knows I may also be arrested All this is being done in view of the Gujarat Assembly elections he saidKejriwal said the people of Gujarat are sad and are bearing the brunt of the arrogance of the BJP regime of the last 27 years in the stateHe promised quality education and health care to the people of Gujarat if the AAP comes to power in the state where the Assembly polls are due by the yearendDefending the Delhi governments liquor policy Kejriwal said they were forced to change itA total 850 liquor shops had to open in Delhi But only 350 shops could open 500 shops could not open The way the Centre and all agencies started pressuring our officers they said no to auctioning new shops The LG Lieutenant Governor police and central agencies were putting pressure The policy is very good and we are ready to debate with anyone he saidMeanwhile Sisodia who is also visiting Gujarat claimed the BJP offered him the chief ministers post if he broke the AAPAddressing a press conference in Ahmedabad Sisodia said he was surprised when someone came to him with a message that he has two offers from the BJPAlso Read Manish Sisodia claims BJP approached him offered to close all cases if he joins partyThe messenger said one was that all big cases registered against you by CBIED will be taken back The other offer was that I break the party and they will make you chief ministeriquest the AAP leader claimedI gave a clear political answer to them Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is my political guru and I have learnt politics from him I have not come into politics to be CM or PM Sisodia saidAAP convener Kejriwal and Sisodia on Monday arrived on a twoday visit to GujaratTheir visit comes amid a row over alleged irregularities in Delhis excise policy for 202122 and the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI registering an FIR against SisodiaI am an honest man In fact I am with the Arvind Kejriwal team because I am a kattar imandar staunch honest person These fake cases are weak and you cant threaten me with these Sisodia said at the press conferenceThe deputy CM said imporving education in Delhi schools remains his top priorityI am here with a dream to ensure that every child of Delhi gets the best education And today I am working to ensure the best education to every child in the country whether he is a child of the poor or the rich This is my dream and I am working on that dream he saidAsked about the name of the persons who sent him message Sisodia said The person who sent me message told me that he was behind making Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam Narayan Rane and others join the BJP He said I could trust him because he is the man who works on making people join the BJPSisodia however did not reveal the name of the messengerIn New Delhi the BJP fired a fresh salvo at Kejriwal and his deputy Sisodia alleging that there were several discrepancies between what was recommended by the panel on excise policy and what was implemented by the AAP governmentAddressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said Kejriwals silence on corruption charges proves that he is hardcore dishonestAn immediate reaction on the issue was not available from the AAP or the Delhi governmentHe said the arrogance of Kejriwal will be shattered by the people of Delhi whose questions he is not answeringEarlier we had given 24 hours to him to respond to the charges If hes a kattar emandar hardcore honest man why is he not answering the questions being raised Only one tweet has come up which is meaningless We again give 24 hours to Kejriwal to answer questions on charges of corruption in the Delhi excise policy Bhatia saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no 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