On Bail AAP leader Manish Sisodia offers prayers at Kalkaji Temple in Delhi
Aug 17, 2024
New Delhi [India] August 17 : Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday offered prayers at Kalkaji Temple after he was released on bail by Supreme Court in Delhi Excise Policy case.
"After coming out of the jail, I arrived to offer prayers at Kalkaji temple. I thanked God for listening to the prayers of the public of Delhi." Manish Sisodia said.
Manish Sisodia remained hopeful about the release of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal who was also arrested in Delhi excise policy case.
"I am hopeful that Arvind Kejriwal will also soon walk out of jail," Sisodia said.
Sisodia was released from Tihar Jail on August 9 after the Supreme Court granted him bail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
The order was delivered by a judge bench of BR Gavai and KV 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 now-scrapped Delhi's new excise policy. The policy was withdrawn amid allegations of foul play by the opposition.
According to the CBI, Sisodia had played the most vital role in the criminal conspiracy and he had been deeply involved in the formulation as well as the implementation of the said policy. February 26 last year and was granted bail by the apex court on August 9.
Earlier on Friday, Sisodia met Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and discussed about party matters. This was the first time Sisodia met Mann following his release on bail on August 9.
Sisodia also extended birthday wishes to CM Arvind Kejriwal, saying, "Delhi CM has been fighting the toughest battle against the dictatorship prevailing in the country."
"Wishing the Chief Minister of Delhi, my dearest friend and political guru, @ArvindKejriwal ji a very happy birthday, who is fighting the toughest battle against the dictatorship prevailing in the country. We are proud to be soldiers of a patriot and revolutionary leader who chose to go to jail rather than kneel before a dictator. Today the country's democracy is imprisoned in the form of Arvind Kejriwal," Sisodia said in a post on X.
