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64 Congress Leaders Resign As Ghulam Nabi Azad Likely To Launch Party

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The meeting came soon after Azadโ€™s resignation from all posts in Congress. Azadโ€™s decision to form a political party also holds importance as the Valley is likely to go to polls later this year.

Jammu: As many as 64 senior Congress leaders, including former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, resigned from the party in support of veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.\

According to sources, the leaders submitted their resignations to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. On Saturday, several political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir met veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is planning to launch a new national party, a day after tendering resignations from all posts of Congress. โ€œMLAs from Jammu and Kashmir are here. A few more, some senior leaders and ex-ministers will come in the evening. Azad Saโ€™ab said a national party will be formed, weโ€™ll begin from J&K and the upcoming poll will be fought strongly. Donโ€™t want to reply to comments, weโ€™ll reply with a victory,โ€ said former Congress leader Salman Nizami.

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The meeting came soon after Azadโ€™s resignation from all posts in Congress. Azadโ€™s decision to form a political party also holds importance as the Valley is likely to go to polls later this year.
โ€œUnder the leadership of Azad Ji we will launch a national party and the work will begin from Jammu and Kashmir. Azad Ji will go to J&K and will form an alliance with like-minded parties and leaders. All the criticism coming Azad Jiโ€™s way will be answered by winning elections,โ€ ex- Congress leader Salman Nizami had earlier announced.

The decision to launch a new national party came just hours after the veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, in a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi resigned from all positions of the Congress party including the primary membership.

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Manish Sisodia Claims He Is Clean After CBI Search Completes

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Manish Sisodia had then tweeted: โ€œWe are honest, building a future for lakhs of children. Unfortunate that in this country, whoever does good work is hassled just like this, that is why our country is still not Number 1.โ€

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia stated that he is happy that he has got a clean chit and that โ€œtruth has wonโ€ after the completion of the search operation of his bankโ€™s locker by the CBI in Ghaziabad on Tuesday.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a search operation today at Sisodiaโ€™s Punjab National Bank locker, where according to him the CBI found nothing. He said, โ€œNothing was found in my bank locker today just like nothing was found at my residence during the CBI raid. I am happy that I have got a clean chit and my belief in God and truth has won today.โ€

Further, he slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Sisodia said that all the attempts of finding something against him have failed and that he has been found clean.

โ€œThe CBI officials treated me and my family well, and we also cooperated with them. I know they are also stressed from above to anyhow find something against me and keep me in jail for 2-3 months,โ€ he added.
Meanwhile, Sisodia was accompanied by his wife to the bank on the day of the CBI raid at his residence, the officers took the bank locker key with them to carry out the further probe into the alleged scam in the recently withdrawn excise policy of the Aam Aadmi Party government.Earlier, several raids were conducted at 21 places in Delhi and the National Capital Region including the residence of Sisodia and the premises of four public servants, according to a CBI official. The official said that raids were conducted in locations across 7 states.

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Manish Sisodia had then tweeted: โ€œWe are honest, building a future for lakhs of children. Unfortunate that in this country, whoever does good work is hassled just like this, that is why our country is still not Number 1.โ€
The probe was done after taking into account a report forwarded by the Chief Secretary to Delhiโ€™s Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recommending a CBI investigation into the matter.

The LG office said that Sisodia also extended financial favours to liquor licensees much after the tenders had been awarded and thus caused considerable losses to the exchequer.
The excise policy was passed in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Cabinet in the middle of the deadly Delta Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. The Delhi governmentโ€™s version is that the policy was formulated to ensure the generation of optimum revenue, and eradicate the sale of spurious liquor or non-duty paid liquor in Delhi, besides improving user experience.

Following LGโ€™s recommendation, the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Delhi Policeโ€™s Economic Offence Wing (EOW) issued a notice to Delhiโ€™s Excise Commissioner asking him to provide all documents relating to the award of liquor licenses under the new excise policy.

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