Supreme Court Rejects Manish Sisodia’s Bail Plea In Delhi Excise Policy Case; "Where Is The Money," BJP Asks (image: twitter.com/SudhanshuTrived)
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia”s bail plea in the Delhi Excise Policy case. The bail pleas in both alleged criminal case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were rejected. The order was pronounced by a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti.
The court said that if the trial proceedings move at a slower speed, Mr Sisodia can apply for bail in 3 months. The top court also remarked that money trail allegations of Rs 338 crore is tentatively proved.
In this context, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi vehemently attacked Arvind Kejriwal government in a press conference conducted at the national capital. “If you see the observation of the Supreme Court, not only the bail plea has been rejected but also Rs 338 crore (money trail) has been established,” he said. The money trail has been legally established, and it is not an allegation nor even substantive allegation now, but “quantitative submission,” Mr Trivedi added.
“It is now a quantitative submission of the Rs 338 crore money trail,” BJP leader emphasised. Adding further he said, “Mr Kejriwal used to ask “where is the money?”, the agencies won”t give the details before the media, they informed it in the court, and now the Mr Kejriwal”s government need to tell the court: “where the money is?”,” Mr Trivedi told the press.
The court also asked the investigation agencies to wrap the trial in the case with in six to eight months.
Previously, the Delhi High Court rejected AAP leader”s bail pleas in both cases; it was then, Mr Sisodia moved to the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order.
In February of this year, Mr Sisodia was arrested by the CBI in connection with the alleged irregularities and money laundering linked to the now-scrapped Delhi Excise policy. Earlier this month, AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was also arrested by the ED in connection with this case.
