There should've been 10 CBI raids: Cong on CBI raid on Delhi Dy CM Sisodia

New Delhi, Aug 19: Congress, responding to CBI raids on the residence of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday, said that the Central Bureau of Investigation would have carried out raids on the AAP leaders in "10 cases."

"We were hearing about happenings in Delhi government. Surprising that raids didn't happen earlier. Be it liquor case, construction of rooms in schools, teachers recruitment, wherever you see, there should've been 10 CBI raids," Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said.

He said that Congress always suspected an agreement between AAP and BJP. "AAP is making money, damaging Congress and supporting BJP. Now they(BJP) might've felt they're(AAP)not needed anymore so all sins of AAP will come out. We'll see BJP strikes an agreement with them or does justice," he added.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided 21 locations in Delhi-NCR in connection with the excise policy case, including Delhi's deputy CM Manish Sisodia's residence.

"CBI is here at my residence. I will cooperate with the probe agency, they will not find anything against me," Manish Sisodia tweeted.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the CBI raid at his junior colleague's house was the result of their good performance which is being appreciated globally. He said there were CBI raids before and nothing will come this time as well.

"The day Delhi's Education model was appreciated and Manish Sisodia's photo appeared on the front page of America's biggest newspaper NYT, the Centre sent CBI at the residence of Manish. "CBI is welcome. Will extend full cooperation. Earlier also there were raid and probe. Nothing came out. Nothing will come out now also," Kejriwal tweeted.

Last month Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena had recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in implementation of Excuse Policy 2021-22.

He had also suspended 11 Excise officials in the matter. Sisodia too had demanded a probe by CBI in the alleged irregularities in the policy. "The CBI has come. They are welcome. We are dead honest. shaping up future of lakhs of children. It's very unfortunate that those who do good work are harassed like this. That's why our country has not become number one in the world," Sisodia tweeted. He said the CBI will be extended full cooperation and asserted that several cases were lodged on him but nothing came out in those and nothing will come out this time too.