After a team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday morning conducted searches at a bank locker in Ghaziabad, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that he got a clean chit as the investigating agency has found nothing in his bank locker.

Sisodia and his wife were present as the four-member team, including a woman officer, conducted the search at a Punjab National Bank branch in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of the national Capital. Meanwhile the CBI has not reacted on the Sisodia’s claims but the BJP leader said he is misleading the people.

The CBI was acting under pressure, Sisodia said after the search was over. "Just like my home, they did not find anything in my lockers. Jewellery of about Rs 70,000-80,000 of my children, my wife...I am happy that I got a clean chit from the CBI in searches today ( Tuesday).

“They have found nothing (incriminating) from searches of my locker or residence," Sisodia said.

Earlier in the morning, camera crews jostled with each other and curious crowds gathered to see what was happening as Sisodias as well as CBI the team arrived at the bank.

The Delhi Deputy Chief Minister said he was happy "the Prime Minister got my house searched but could not find anything"."He sent the CBI to get my locker searched but could not find anything.  This is the proof that I and my family have come out clean in all the inquiries done by the prime minister. I have got a clean chit in all the probes done by the prime minister and not a single penny of questionable nature has been detected. I have full faith in my truth," Sisodia said.

He said all the CBI officers were cordial with him and his family."There is pressure from the Prime Minister to put me behind bars for two to three months… Truth shall triumph," a smiling Sisodia said. 

Reacting after his deputy said the CBI found nothing upon searching his bank locker, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said honesty and patriotism of Sisodia stand vindicated in front of the entire nation. Kejriwal alleged that the action was triggered by "dirty politics".

"Nothing was found from Manish's home, nothing from his locker. CBI found nothing in its search. The honesty and patriotism of Manish stand vindicated in front of the entire nation. It is evident that the entire action was triggered by dirty politics. Hope, this dirty politics will stop and we will be allowed to work," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi while sharing a TV news clip of Sisodia's interaction with reporters.

Later speaking in the Assembly, Sisodia also dubbed the BJP a "bacha chor" party while referring to the arrest of a BJP corporator in an alleged child kidnapping case. Sisodia claimed he has answered all questions posed by the BJP about the excise policy and CVC report on classrooms and asked its chief JP Nadda when will the CBI probe the "source of money for operation lotus" in Delhi. Sisodia was referring to the arrest of BJP corporator and seven others in connection with the recovery of a seven-month-old child who was stolen from a platform of the Mathura junction six days ago.