New Delhi: Launching a scathing broadside over the arrest of Delhi law minister, AAP government today accused the Centre of creating an Emergency-like situation with its "dictatorial" actions due to crackdown on corruption in the city, particularly reopening of CNG fitness scam probe.
Calling Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar's arrest in an alleged fake degree case as "totally unconstitutional", Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was an attempt by the Modi government to "teach AAP a lesson" and asserted no one involved in corruption will be spared.
"Attempts are being made to create an emergency like situation in Delhi through dictatorship as we have come down hard on those involved in corruption," said Mr Sisodia.
"Tomar was arrested as if he was a mafia. Was he running away? Did he set off a bomb? What was the emergency, especially when a scam is being reopened? There's a deep underlying reason behind his arrest," Mr Sisodia told reporters.
The arrest of 49-year-old Mr Tomar, MLA from Trinagar and a first time minister, comes in the midst of a running battle between the AAP government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung over the powers of the city government.
"This is an attempt to teach AAP a lesson. We would not spare anyone who will come in the way of our fight against corruption. His college affidavit clearly states that he has passed his law degree," Mr Sisodia said.
A police team had gone to Bihar on the direction of High Court to investigate charges that he had obtained a fake degree.
Calling Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar's arrest in an alleged fake degree case as "totally unconstitutional", Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was an attempt by the Modi government to "teach AAP a lesson" and asserted no one involved in corruption will be spared.
"Attempts are being made to create an emergency like situation in Delhi through dictatorship as we have come down hard on those involved in corruption," said Mr Sisodia.
"Tomar was arrested as if he was a mafia. Was he running away? Did he set off a bomb? What was the emergency, especially when a scam is being reopened? There's a deep underlying reason behind his arrest," Mr Sisodia told reporters.
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The arrest of 49-year-old Mr Tomar, MLA from Trinagar and a first time minister, comes in the midst of a running battle between the AAP government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung over the powers of the city government.
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"This is an attempt to teach AAP a lesson. We would not spare anyone who will come in the way of our fight against corruption. His college affidavit clearly states that he has passed his law degree," Mr Sisodia said.
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A police team had gone to Bihar on the direction of High Court to investigate charges that he had obtained a fake degree.
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