Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 26: Just after the CBI began questioning Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on an excise policy scam, the city police detained up to 50 members of the Aam Admi Party on Sunday.
According to Delhi police, Sanjay Singh and other key AAP leaders were detained purportedly for violating Section 144 of the CrPC.
“A total of 50 persons, including 42 men and 8 women, were detained,” Delhi Police said.
Those detained were Delhi minister Gopal Rai, Sangam Vihar MLA Dinesh Mohnia, Kondli MLA Kuldeep Singh, Rohtash Nagar ex-MLA Sarita Singh, and Trilok Puri MLA Rohit Kumar Mehraulia.
The CBI’s Lodhi Road CGO Complex headquarters were visited by the constable of Delhi.
“As per SB input and local intelligence, there was an apprehension of a large gathering of supporters, voters and leaders of AAP at CGO. All arrangements, including deployment of personnel, had been in place since Saturday,” an officer of Delhi Police said.
The police added that a small group of AAP leaders and supporters had assembled with the intention of breaking through the barricade and staging a protest close to the CBI office.
The CBI had earlier demanded that Sisodia show up for interrogation on February 19.
The constable CM, however, requested last Sunday that the central agency postpone the summons because he was “preparing the Budget” and would not be able to appear until the end of February.
