Sisodia, Jain are today's Bhagat Singh: Kejriwal on CBI summons in excise case

With the CBI summoning Manish Sisodia for questioning in the excise policy case Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday compared his deputy and jailed minister Satyendar Jain to Bhagat Singh and termed his governments fight with the Centre the second freedom struggleThe AAP claimed that Sisodia would be arrested on Monday and alleged the move was initiated in view of the forthcoming assembly elections in Gujarat where it is in a direct contest with the BJPThe reactions from Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party AAP came after the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI summoned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia for questioning on Monday in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the nowscrapped excise policyThe federal probe agency has asked the AAP leader to appear before it at its headquarters here at 11 am on MondayAlso read Cyclonic circulation likely to form over North Andaman sea from Tuesday IMDJail bars and hanging noose could not deter Bhagat Singhs resolute intentions This is the second fight for freedom Manish and Satyendar are todays Bhagat Singh After 75 years the country got an education minister who gave good education to the poor and gave hope for a bright future Prayers of crores of poor are with you Kejriwal said in a tweet in HindiSatyendar Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 30 in connection with a money laundering caseReacting to the CBI summons Sisodia said he will fully cooperateCBI raid was conducted at my house for 14 hours nothing came out Searched my bank locker nothing came out in it They did not find anything in my villageNow they have called me to CBI Headquarters at 11 am tomorrow I will go and give my full cooperation Satyameva Jayate Sisodia tweetedAddressing a press conference at the party headquarters the AAPs chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said the central probe agency has summoned Sisodia to arrest himWe all understand that Manish ji is going to be arrested by the CBI tomorrow Orders have already been issued in this regardiquest he saidBut the move to arrest Sisodia has nothing to do with the alleged excise policy scam Its about elections in Gujarat where the AAP is in direct contest with the BJP and the people are talking about change and want changeiquest he claimedSisodias arrest will further strengthen the AAP in Gujarat as people are watching why such iquestrepressive actionsiquest are being taken against the party leaders he claimedWe are ready We are not scared As many repressive actions are taken against our party leaders that much stronger the party will becomeiquest he addedThe CBI has questioned a number of people including Sameer Mahandru the owner of Indo Spirits Amit Arora the director of Buddy Retail Private Limited in Gurugram and India Ahead News managing director Mootha Gautam in connection with the caseThe agency has arrested Vijay Nair an AAP worker and a former CEO of Only Much Louder an entertainment and event management company and Hyderabadbased businessman Abhishek Boinpally whose partner Arun Pillai has been named as an accused in the CBI FIRThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever