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.
Jailed Aam Aadmi Party leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain have resigned as ministers, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accepted their resignations, reported India Today.
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.
Satyendar Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May last year for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case.
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