Manish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday evening.
Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain on Tuesday resigned from the Cabinet, amid corruption allegations against them. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accepted their resignations.No new ministers will join the cabinet, party sources said.
Manish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday evening in the alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy. Mr Jain is currently in Delhi's Tihar Jail in a money laundering case.
The resignations came after the Supreme Court earlier today declined to interfere in the case against Delhi Manish Sisodia. The Chief Justice said, "This is regarding prevention of corruption act. Vinod Dua's case was a very different this is a corruption case. Go to High court".
"Our doors are open, but we are not ready to entertain. This will be a very bad precedent," Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said.
Here are the highlights on Manish Sisodia case in Supreme Court:
"Stepping Away Till...," Writes Manish Sisodia In Resignation LetterManish Sisodia, seen by many as the mainstay of Aam Aadmi Party's government in Delhi and second-in-command of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, stepped down from his post today, saying he wishes to stay away till "the charges are proven false".
In three-page resignation letter, Mr Sisodia said while there could be more cases against him, the allegations are false. "These allegations are nothing more than a conspiracy of cowards and weak people... Their target is not me, their target is Arvind Kejriwal," he wrote.
"It has been a win for the people of Delhi today": Delhi BJP working President Virendra Sachdeva
"It has been a win for the people of Delhi today. We were sure Mr Sisodia is going to be arrested the day the policy was withdrawn," said Delhi BJP working President Virendra Sachdeva.
Manish Sisodia's 18 portfolios in Delhi government to be handled by ministers Kailash Gahlot and Rajkumar Anand: Sources
Arrested AAP Ministers Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain Quit Delhi CabinetManish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers, quit the Delhi cabinet today. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accepted their resignations, paving the way for a cabinet shuffle to bring in new ministers.
The resignations were not an acceptance of guilt in any way, AAP asserted, describing it as an administrative step.
Manish Sisodia was arrested on Sunday over allegations of corruption in the Delhi liquor policy case. Before his arrest, he predicted that he would be in jail for "7-8 months".
On Support For Manish Sisodia And AAP, Congress's Struggle Is RealThe Congress is struggling with its response to the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is Arvind Kejriwal's number two in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
A day after talking about "political vendetta, harassment and selective targeting of opposition leaders", the Congress called for a "proper investigation" into the Delhi liquor case, in which Manish Sisodia was arrested on Sunday.
No Supreme Court relief for Manish Sisodia
Manish Sisodia's lawyer Abhishek Singhvi said his arrest was illegal as his name was not in the CBI chargesheet and the CBI's allegation that he was not cooperating in the investigation was a weak excuse.
Abhishek Singhvi says, "We are going to the trial court for relief".
"Can you arrest someone just because of non-cooperation?" asked Manish Sisodia.
Go to High Court: Chief Justice
The Chief Justice said, "This is regarding prevention of corruption act. Vinod Dua case was a very different this is a corruption case. Go to high court".
"I hold important portfolios, I am not a flight risk," said Manish Sisodia.
While this court is cognizant of free speech and expression, constitutional discourse has to be conducted with a sense of decorum and mature statesmanship particularly in the context of constitutional dialogue between functionaries, said CJI DY Chandrachud.
Our doors are open but not ready to entertain: Chief Justice
The Chief Justice said our doors are open, but we are not ready to entertain. This will be a very bad precedent and just because it's happening in Delhi, he said.
Vinod Dua case was about freedom of speeech: Supreme Court
You are challenging Article 32. Vinod Dua's case was about the freedom of speech, rights to expression, said the Chief Justice.
Delhi Excise policy: Will raise awareness on 'conspiracy' hatched to 'toy' with future of youths, says BJPHitting out at the AAP government over the now-scrapped excise policy, the BJP on Tuesday said it will raise awareness on the "conspiracy" that was hatched to "toy" with the future of youths in Delhi by allowing "proliferation" of liquor vends.
Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, the party's national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the "proponents of new politics" didn't even refrain from taking steps that would have drowned Delhi youths in a state of inebriation.
He said the party has decided to raise awareness on the issue, as "for us, it is not just a issue of corruption", but is also about the "future of youths in Delhi".
"Liquor Policy Was Made To Exploit Money For Elections": Gautam GambhirBJP MP Gautam Gambhir today described the Delhi Excise Policy Scam as an "open-and-shut case" and alleged that the policy was made to exploit money to "fight elections with Khalistani help".
The BJP MP said that the AAP leaders should get "what they deserve".
"It was an open-and-shut case. They should get what they deserve. This is the 1st time in India that an Education Min will go to Tihar jail that too in liquor scam case. This policy was made to exploit money so they can fight elections with Khalistani's help," he said while speaking to ANI.
"Why no case against Ex Lt Governor": AAP Leader on Manish Sisodia arrest
Aam Aadmi Paty (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh today questioned the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia following an eight-hour questioning by the CBI in the alleged liquor policy scam.
A special Delhi court on Monday sent Mr Sisodia to five-day CBI remand in the alleged scam.
Speaking to NDTV, Mr Singh asked why has there been no FIR against former Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal who had approved the now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.
"CBI had no answer to the questions asked by our lawyers yesterday. Nothing was found even after raiding Manish Sisodia's office. The excise policy first went to the Lieutenant Governor who was appointed by the BJP," Mr Singh said.
Manish Sisodia approaches Supreme Court over his arrest
Manish Sisodia Challenges Arrest, CBI's Probe In Supreme Court Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today challenged his arrest by the CBI in the Supreme Court. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, after hearing Mr Sisodia's lawyer Abhishek Singhvi, asked why they did not go to the high court instead before coming to the Supreme Court directly.
Mr Singhvi cited the Supreme Court's judgment in the Vinod Dua case as the reason why Mr Sisodia has approached the Supreme Court. After this, Chief Justice Chandrachud said they will hear the matter at 3:50 pm.
Supreme Court agrees to hear bail plea of Sisodia during the day
The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Tuesday itself the bail plea of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is in CBI custody, in connection with the excise policy case.
The moment a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha assembled, senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Mr Sisodia, mentioned the bail plea for urgent hearing during the day itself.