The development comes after Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Friday granted Enforcement Directorate Manish Sisodia's remand till March 17 in the Excise policy case. ED had arrested Sisodia yesterday after hours of questioning in the Tihar jail where the AAP leader is lodged.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday reserved an order on the Enforcement Directorate plea seeking 10-day custodial interrogation of former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy scam case.
Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia penned a letter to the nation from Tihar Jail. In it, he questions why leaders who have attained positions of power have not established excellent schools and colleges for the youth of the country.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case, after hours of questioning at Tihar Jail.
AAP leader Manish Sisodia was arrested on February 26 in an ongoing investigation of a case related to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD).
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was 'conspiring' against his former deputy Manish Sisodia at Tihar jail, which comes within the functional ambit of the Delhi government.
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj earlier today claimed that Sisodia was lodged in Jail No.1 of Tihar, which he alleged is home to some of the most dreaded criminals and murderers. Bharadwaj alleged that the BJP was conspiring to kill his party leaders.
Bharadwaj claimed that as per the court's order, "Sisodia was supposed to be kept in a Vipassana cell but why is he being kept with such dangerous criminals."
The jail officials told ANI said that Manish Sisodia has been kept in senior citizen's cell and is not sharing the cell with anyone at present. He is under CCTV surveillance.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday will question former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Tihar jail in connection with the Delhi Excise policy case, said sources.