The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested a Senior Horticulture Officer of the National Horticulture Board in Gurugram for demanding and accepting a bribe.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday described the sanction of his prosecution in the alleged 'Feedback Unit' snooping case by the Union Home Ministry as "a sign of a coward person" and said that more number of cases will be filed with the growth of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Ministry of Home Affairs has given sanction to prosecute Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Corruption Act in the 'alleged Feedback Unit' snooping case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday conducted searches under operation Kanak-II at around 50 locations in Punjab and Chandigarh at the premises of FCI officials, private Rice Millers and Grain Merchants in an ongoing investigation of a case.
Venugopal said, "We are not afraid of anyone. We follow Indian law. PM Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party should not be under the pretext that Congress will get scared by ED and CBI. We will fight according to the law of India".
The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at over 30 locations in Punjab, including Rajpura, Patiala, Sarhind, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohali, Sonam, Moga, Firozapur, Ludhiana, Sangrur, at the premises of Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials, said sources.
CBI is conducting searches in over 30 locations in at premises of FCI officials, private rice millers and grain merchants regarding the payment of a huge bribe to FCI officials.
In the aftermath of the Bhiwani deaths case in which some Bajrang Dal members were booked for their alleged involvement, Vishva Hindu Parishad will organise a Maha Panchayat in Haryana's Mewat on Wednesday against the "false charges" levelled by the Rajasthan Police on the outfit.
Vishva Hindu Parishad's working president Alok Kumar on Sunday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Bhiwani deaths case and said that the allegations of the involvement of Bajrang Dal in the matter are false.
The CBI will issue a new date to summon Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Excise Policy money laundering case, an official said on Sunday.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday linked the CBI summons on him in the excise policy case to the Supreme Court's ruling on the MCD mayoral polls on Friday, which he claimed was a slap on the face of the BJP.