Delhi Assembly Session: Sisodia challenges opposition, says conduct 1,000 more raids

DN Bureau

"Conduct 1,000 more raids, but you will not find anything on me. I have worked for the progress of education in Delhi. That's the only thing I am guilty of. They aren't able to digest the world praising what we've done," said Dy CM Manish Sisodia in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. Read more on Dynamite News:

Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia
Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia


New Delhi: Amid the ruckus in the one-day special session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia called out the CBI raids on him and said that the opposition was unable to digest the praise he received across the world.

"Conduct 1,000 more raids, but you will not find anything on me. I have worked for the progress of education in Delhi. That's the only thing I am guilty of. They aren't able to digest the world praising what we've done," said Dy CM Manish Sisodia in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

The one-day special session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly was conducted after the Aam Aadmi Party alleged that Bhartiya Janata Party was luring party MLAs to topple the Kejriwal government.

The Delhi Legislative Assembly adjourned for 10 mins following an uproar by BJP MLAs over Deputy Speaker's decision to not take questions under Rule 280.

Amidst uproar in the Delhi Legislative Assembly session by BJP MLAs, Deputy Speaker ordered the entire opposition MLAs to be marshalled out for the whole day following which the BJP MLAs began a protest outside after being taken out.

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The special session of the Delhi assembly was convened on August 26 amid a political slugfest over the CBI raid on Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's allegations that BJP was luring party MLAs to topple the Arvind Kejriwal government.

The letter by Delhi Assembly joint secretary said that the Deputy Speaker has directed the convening of the session for today.

Earlier on Thursday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had called a meeting of all the MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party at his residence. (ANI)










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