Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, whose house was raided on Friday by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of Excise Policy 2021-22, said the agency seized his computer and mobile phone after several hours of search and also took away some files.
He asserted that he was not involved in any wrongdoing and was not scared of the Central Bureau of Investigation. “The CBI team reached in the morning and searched the whole house. My family and I extended them full cooperation. They seized my computer and mobile phone. They also took away some files," he told reporters after the raid that lasted several hours.
Sisodia alleged that the Centre was misusing the agency to stop the Arvind Kejriwal Government from "doing good work" in Delhi. He said CBI officials behaved well during the raid.
Sisodia further said, “We are honest people and have been working honestly have done nothing wrong.” He said the AAP Government constructed schools and hospitals and with people’s blessings, “the Central Government can use the CBI as much as they want but school and hospital work will keep going on.”
Earlier in the day, Sisodia said on Twitter, "We are hard core honest and are shaping the future of lakhs of children. It is very unfortunate that those who do good work in our country are harassed like this. That is why our country could not become the number one," Sisodia said.
In a series of posts on Twitter, Sisodia said they will extend full cooperation in the probe so the truth emerges soon. "Till now, there have been many cases against me but nothing came out. Nothing will come out in this also. My work for good education in this country cannot be stopped," he asserted. Sisodia alleged that people were troubled by the excellent work being done in Delhi in the sectors of education and health. That's why, he said, Delhi's education and health ministers had been caught – a reference to himself and Satyendar Jain who is behind bars.