The leaders alleged that the timings of the lodging of cases or arrests of the Opposition leaders "coincided with elections" which makes it clear that the action taken was "politically motivated".
Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday last for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of Delhi's new excise policy. The policy was withdrawn amid allegations of foul play by the Opposition.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has recommended to President Droupadi Murmu that the resignations of Ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain be accepted.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that the court is not inclined to entertain the petition at this stage and suggested Sisodia to move to Delhi High Court.
Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's plea challenging his arrest after he was arrested by CBI on Monday in connection with the Excise policy scam case.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday lashed out at the BJP over the arrest of AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and said the Central investigative agencies were being used to intimidate the opposition parties and termed it as an attack on democracy.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday said that the central government has arrested Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia only due to "political reasons" and to hide the scams done by the Modi government.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Monday reserved the order in the case pertaining to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the remand of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, arrested by the agency in connection with the excise policy case.
Aam Aadmi Party staged nationwide protests against the arrest of party leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by CBI in connection with the liquor policy scam case.
Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Monday targeted the central government over the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, asking if the BJP only had 'seers' and 'mahatmas'.
"I am told that most CBI officers were against Manish's arrest. All of them have huge respect for him and there is no evidence against him. But the political pressure to arrest him was so high that they had to obey their political masters," Kejriwal tweeted.