Manish Sisodia, Delhi's deputy CM, said on Saturday that the 2024 general election would be a contest between Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, with the BJP's sole goal being to prevent Kejriwal from working.A day after the CBI raided Sisodia's home for 16 hours in relation to a purported liquor policy fraud, Sisodia said he may be arrested within a few days but isn't worried.
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Official statement over the development
"The BJP-ruled central government isn't worried about the excise fraud, it's worried about Arvind Kejriwal because they see him as the prime challenger to PM Modi in the upcoming general elections," Sisodia reported stated."People used to ask Modi versus who. Now a nationwide atmosphere...favors...Kejriwal," he added while highlighting that the 2024 elections would primarily be an AAP vs BJP contest.
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Centre outraged over NYT's appreciation, seized my computer, phone: Sisodia
Sisodia emphasized that the Centre was outraged by the New York Times's recent front-page endorsement of Delhi's education model.When the BJP publicly slammed the article as "paid news," the newspaper responded forcefully, stating, "NYT is always independent, free from political or advertiser influence."Sisodia further denied any misconduct in the "transparent" excise policy while stating that his computer and phone had been seized.
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- The CBI raided Sisodia's house on Friday morning in regards to corruption allegations in the Delhi liquor policy.
- Allegations regarding the recently dropped liquor sale policy have triggered a dispute between the Delhi government and Lieutenant-Governor (LG) VK Saxena, who had asked for a CBI investigation.
- Implemented in November 2021, the policy privatized the sale of alcoholic beverages in the national capital.
Official statement over the development
"The BJP-ruled central government isn't worried about the excise fraud, it's worried about Arvind Kejriwal because they see him as the prime challenger to PM Modi in the upcoming general elections," Sisodia reported stated."People used to ask Modi versus who. Now a nationwide atmosphere...favors...Kejriwal," he added while highlighting that the 2024 elections would primarily be an AAP vs BJP contest.
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Centre outraged over NYT's appreciation, seized my computer, phone: Sisodia
Sisodia emphasized that the Centre was outraged by the New York Times's recent front-page endorsement of Delhi's education model.When the BJP publicly slammed the article as "paid news," the newspaper responded forcefully, stating, "NYT is always independent, free from political or advertiser influence."Sisodia further denied any misconduct in the "transparent" excise policy while stating that his computer and phone had been seized.