Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has reiterated that he was implicated in a false case and was forced to remain in jail for 17 months. He also added that the Delhi excise policy case is just a figment of imagination, there is no case. Manish Sisodia, former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s trusted lieutenant, walked out of jail on August 9 on bail after spending 17 months behind bars in connection with the excise policy case. While granting him bail, the Supreme Court had come down heavily on the lower courts, saying that his long incarceration without trial had deprived him of the right to speedy justice.
The bail of the former deputy chief minister has come as a boost to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, due in the next few months, and Delhi, due early next year.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, Manish Sisodia said, “I never imagined that I would go to jail for something I did not do. I was not involved in the liquor policy case.” He added, “In order to get bail in the case, I was told to speak against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Now, I will give all the answers only to the court in connection with the excise policy case,” Manish Sisodia added.
Asked about his role now, Sisodia said: “Whatever responsibility the party and Kejriwal give me, I will fulfil it… There is no alternative to Kejriwal in the Assembly elections and people have understood that. This is the party that the BJP has not been able to break.”
“We couldn’t really understand the dynamics of the Lok Sabha elections,” admits Manish Sisodia.
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