Delhi Education Minister Atishi Emotional as Manish Sisodia Gets Bail in Liquor Policy Case
New Delhi [India], August 9: Delhi Education Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi broke down on Friday after the Supreme Court granted bail to former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case.
While addressing an event in the national capital, Atishi got emotional and said, “Today will go down in the history of India, in the history of India’s education system. The father of the education revolution has been granted bail. Today the truth has won, the students of Delhi have won.”
Atishi claimed that Sisodia was implicated in a “false” case because he provided a bright future for the children of Delhi. She said, “He was put in jail because he provided good education to poor children. Manish Ji was put in jail because he was giving a good education to the children of Delhi. He was put in jail because he gave 25 per cent of Delhi’s budget to the children of Delhi. He was such an education minister who transformed the future of children in Delhi.”
Talking to the media, Atishi expressed hope that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would also be released from jail soon. She said, “Manish Sisodia has been granted bail today after being in jail for 17 months. This is the victory of truth. He was implicated in a false case. He gave a bright future to the children of Delhi. Today we are happy and now we are waiting that in the same way, Delhi’s popular Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also come out. This is the victory of the people of Delhi.”
Meanwhile, BJP President Virendra Sachdeva commented that getting bail does not mean Sisodia is “not guilty.” He said, “Getting bail does not mean that someone is not guilty. Manish Sisodia has got bail but the investigation is still on and the BJP has always respected the court’s decision…The investigation is still going on in the liquor policy scam and whether it is Arvind Kejriwal or anyone else, everyone will be held guilty. Because a huge scam has been done with the people of Delhi.”
The Supreme Court granted bail to Manish Sisodia in the excise policy irregularities cases. The order was delivered by a bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan. The court also imposed various conditions including surrendering the passport and not influencing witnesses.
In February 2023, Sisodia was arrested by the CBI for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of Delhi’s new excise policy, which was later scrapped amid allegations of foul play by the opposition. According to the CBI, Sisodia played a vital role in the criminal conspiracy and was deeply involved in the formulation and implementation of the policy to achieve the objectives of the conspiracy.
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Atishi -: Atishi is the current Education Minister of Delhi. She is responsible for looking after schools and education-related matters in the city.
Manish Sisodia -: Manish Sisodia is a former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. He was involved in making important decisions for the city, especially in education.
Supreme Court -: The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. It makes the final decisions on important legal matters.
bail -: Bail is when someone who has been arrested is allowed to go home while they wait for their trial. They might have to follow certain rules, like not leaving the country.
liquor policy case -: This is a legal case about rules and regulations related to selling alcohol. Manish Sisodia was involved in this case.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the major political parties in India.
Virendra Sachdeva -: Virendra Sachdeva is the President of the BJP in Delhi. He is a leader in the political party.
passport -: A passport is a document that allows someone to travel to other countries. Manish Sisodia had to give up his passport as a condition of his bail.