“Pay Attention To This Too”: Manish Sisodia’s Jab At Centre After Summons

New Delhi: 

Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, summoned for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the liquor policy case, directed a jab at the Centre this evening, pointing to the law-and-order situation in the national capital where a series of murders have taken place recently. “I request you to please pay some attention to this matter too,” read his letter to Governor VK Saxena, who had given clearance to the investigation in the liquor case.  

Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party has accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of unleashing political vendetta through the case, using its representative in Delhi, the Lieutenant Governor., and the central investigative agencies.

“There have been a number incidents of rape and murder over the last few days,” Mr Sisodia wrote, citing three cases.

One of them is the death of a 27-year-old, who succumbed to injuries on Saturday, days after being beaten up by three men. Protests were held over the killing earlier today.  He also mentioned the stabbing of a 17-year-old on Dussehra, a double murder apparently over Instagram followers and the recent gangrape on a schoolgirl on the premises of a Kendriya Vidyalaya.

“It seems Delhi has now become the crime capital. Criminals have no fear of the law. The Constitution has given you the responsibility of upholding law and order in Delhi. The Delhi Police reports to you directly. I request you to please pay some attention to this too… it would benefit the people of Delhi,” read a rough translation of his letter in Hindi.