"An Attempt To Threaten Opposition": Trinamool On Manish Sisodia Raids

Central agencies are trying to harass Manish Sisodia on the orders of their political masters, said Trinamool MP Sougata Roy.

The Trinamool Congress on Friday condemned the CBI raids at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence, and alleged that such moves are a part of the BJP's designs to intimidate the opposition across the country.

The CBI on Friday carried out searches at the residences of Manish Sisodia and IAS officer Arava Gopi Krishna, and 19 other locations, after registering an FIR for alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought out in November last year.

Mr Sisodia has maintained that conspiracies will not break him nor deter his resolve to continue to work for good education.

"The raids are an attempt to intimidate and threaten the opposition. Manish Sisodia is the deputy chief minister of Delhi, and the central agencies are trying to harass him on the orders of their political masters. The BJP is doing the same thing in all the opposition-ruled states," senior Trinamool leader and MP Sougata Roy said.