Manish Sisodia shared a cheerful photo with his wife on Saturday, enjoying tea together after 17 months in jail.

After 17 months in jail, Manish Sisodia get released.

The former deputy chief minister of Delhi was freed from jail on Friday. He shared an early Saturday morning picture of himself and his spouse sipping tea on X, the former Twitter. He captioned it, “First tea of freedom after 17 months! It’s the freedom our Constitution promises every Indian and the fresh air we’re all meant to enjoy.”

Home Sweet Home

Sisodia finally got home and reconnected with his family after a protracted journey. He stopped to convey his gratitude to the Supreme Court for protecting the Constitution and helping him in getting his freedom back. “Coming out of jail after 17 months is thanks to the Constitution. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s vision protected those standing against authoritarianism. I’m forever grateful to him and the Constitution he created,” Sisodia said.

A Visit to Kejriwal’s Home

Sisodia went right to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence after receiving bail. Emotions were extremely high during his meeting with Sunita Kejriwal and Kejriwal’s parents. Sisodia inquired about Kejriwal’s parents’ well-being and touched their feet as an expression of respect. He also had a detailed discussion with Delhi government ministers and legislators, focusing on Kejriwal’s health and other important topics.

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— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) August 10, 2024

Representational Image | Source : X

So, for the first time ever, the names of AAP bigwigs Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj have popped up in the Delhi liquor scandal. Atishi dropped a bombshell on Monday, teasing a major reveal on Tuesday morning at 10. The AAP honcho tweeted this news herself. Atishi took to the social media platform ‘X’ to hint that she’s about to drop a bombshell on Tuesday morning at 10, something you won’t want to miss. Rumor has it she might spill some major beans about the alleged liquor scandal in Delhi. This news comes right after a Delhi court sent Arvind Kejriwal to the slammer till 15th April in connection with the liquor scandal.

I will be doing an explosive exposé at 10am tmrw.

Watch this space…

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) April 1, 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed in a plea for Kejriwal’s judicial custody in the excise policy case that Kejriwal stated Vijay Nair, one of the accused, used to report to AAP leaders Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj, not him. The investigative agency had nabbed Vijay Nair, AAP’s former communication head, along with members of the southern group – K. Kavita, Sarath Reddy, Raghav Magunta, and Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy – and other AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh in connection with the excise policy case.

A Delhi court put CM Kejriwal in judicial custody till 15th April on Monday, while the AAP Supreme Court filed an application demanding access to three books – Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, and How Prime Ministers Decide. When the ED’s custody in the alleged money laundering case related to the excise policy scam ended, he was presented before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court. Special Judge Baweja had extended his ED custody on 28th March, citing ‘sufficient grounds’. He had allowed him to meet his family members and lawyers.

Representational Image | Image Source: Arvind Kejriwal (Twitter)

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by a Delhi court on Saturday in response to Enforcement Directorate (ED) summonses related to the liquor policy case. Kejriwal appeared before the court following complaints from the ED about non-compliance with the summonses.

The Rouse Avenue Court, considering the alleged offence as bailable, approved regular bail for Kejriwal. The court directed him to provide bail bonds worth 15,000 and a surety of a similar amount.

A Sessions Court had previously declined to stay the summonses issued against Kejriwal by the Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra.

Kejriwal had been summoned to appear before the court on March 16 after the ED, for the second time, approached the Rouse Avenue Court with a complaint against him for allegedly not adhering to its summonses. The ED had issued eight summonses against Kejriwal in the liquor policy case.

Earlier, on February 3, the ED filed a complaint in the court under Criminal Procedure Code sections 190 and 200 after Kejriwal skipped its summonses for the fifth time. The complaint was filed for not complying with the agency’s summonses issued under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and for failing to join the investigation. The court then instructed Kejriwal to appear before it on February 17.

Kejriwal had appeared before the court on the said date via video-conferencing, citing his inability to appear physically due to the confidence motion and Budget session in the Assembly. He had assured the court at that time that he would physically appear before it on March 16.