Manish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI for alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021–22 in the national capital.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday forwarded the names of AAP MLAs Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi to the lieutenant governor for their appointments to the Delhi cabinet.
This comes a day after Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain resigned from the cabinet following their arrest. Satyendar Jain was arrested in 2022 and since his arrest, the additional responsibility rested with Sisodia who, until Tuesday, was in charge of 18 departments.
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If sentenced to two years or more in jail, Sisodia and Jain may lose their seats and can’t contest polls for six years.
Manish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI for alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor policy for 2021–22 in the national capital.
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