Manish Sisodia will be questioned again based on new information. (File)
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's request seeking a week's time to appear for questioning before the CBI in the liquor policy case has been accepted by the agency. A fresh date will be given to the AAP leader, officials said.
The Delhi minister has been asked to appear at the agency office at 11 am.
The agency has alleged that crores were paid to the "highest levels" of Mr Kejriwal's government for favours in the rollout of the now-scrapped liquor sales policy.
According to sources, Mr Sisodia will be questioned again based on new information that has come to light from a string of fresh arrests.
Here are Highlights on Manish Sisodia questioning by CBI:
CBI Accepts Manish Sisodia's Request For More Time, No New Date YetDelhi Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia's request seeking a week's time to appear for questioning before the CBI in the liquor policy case has been accepted by the agency. A fresh date will be given to the AAP leader, officials said.
Delhi Liquor Policy Case: Manish Sisodia Speaks To NDTV On Delhi Liquor Policy Case
"I have been busy with the preparations for the Delhi budget. I am not running away from questioning. I requested for extension so that the budget work does not get delayed. I have requested for time till February end."
"Budget Excuse, Objective Is To Run Away From Questioning": BJP
The BJP has said that Manish Sisodia is citing Delhi budget preparations to run away from questioning. "Budget is just an excuse, the real aim is to run away from the questions," BJP's Delhi spokesperson Harish Khurana said.
CBI received a letter from Manish Sisodia seeking deferment of questioning around 8:45 AM, sources told NDTV.
Delhi Liquor Policy Case: Manish Sisodia Was First Questioned By CBI In October
Manish Sisodia was first questioned by CBI on October 17 last year and his house as well as bank lockers were also searched in connection with the case.
What Manish Sisodia Said While Seeking More Time from CBI
Manish Sisodia has sought more time from the CBI citing the "crucial time" required to prepare the Delhi budget. "I will visit the CBI office by the end of February, whenever they (CBI) will call me. Being the Finance Minister of Delhi, preparing the budget is very important, so I have requested to shift the date. I have always cooperated with these agencies," Mr Sisodia told reporters outside his home.
CBI is unlikely to accept his request for deferment for a week, say sources
Manish Sisodia Seeks Week Time To Appear Before CBI: Sources
Manish Sisodia seeks one more week to appear before CBI in Delhi liquor policy case, sources tell NDTV. CBI is examining the request, sources added.
Recently, the CBI arrested Butchibabu Gorantla, a former chartered accountant of K Kavitha, the leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, whose citadel the BJP wants to breach.
BJP Says New Liquor Policy Was Scrapped To Cover Up Corruption
The BJP says the Delhi government went back to the old liquor sale policy to cover up corruption in the excise department held by Manish Sisodia.
The Delhi government has scrapped the new liquor policy and blamed the Lieutenant Governor for loss of revenue worth crores of rupees that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government claimed would have come if the new policy had continued.
Manish Sisodia is facing corruption allegations in liquor sale policy
Manish Sisodia and others face corruption allegations in bringing a new liquor sale policy in the national capital. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had ordered the CBI probe last year.
"Full Power Against Me": Manish SisodiaManish Sisodia has alleged that the "full power" of agencies under the BJP-led central government had been unleashed to hound him. "They have unleashed the full power of CBI, ED (Enforcement Directorate) against me, raided my house, searched my bank locker, and yet found nothing against me," the Deputy Chief Minister tweeted in Hindi.
"I have arranged good education for the children of Delhi. They want to stop it. I have always cooperated with the investigation and will continue to do so," he added.
Manish Sisodia Expected To Reach CBI Headquarters At 11 am
Manish Sisodia is likely to leave his official residence at central Delhi's Mathura Road at 10.30 am and reach the CBI headquarters at south Delhi's Lodhi Road half-an-hour later.
CBI has alleged that crores were paid to the "highest levels" of Arvind Kejriwal's government for favours in the rollout of the now-scrapped liquor sales policy.
According to sources, Manish Sisodia has been asked to appear at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters at 11 am.
He will be questioned again based on new information that has come to light from a string of fresh arrests.
The CBI has closed in on Mr Sisodia, alleging a corruption scandal in the rollout of a now-scrapped liquor sales policy.
The AAP has dismissed the charges as "vendetta" by the BJP to settle political scores in an escalating face-off, the latest round of which saw Mr Kejriwal's party scoop a huge win in the Supreme Court a day ago.