The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia over alleged corruption in the Delhi government’s Feedback Unit (FBU).
AAP’s Feedback Unit (FBU): Formed in 2015 to Monitor Governance
In 2015, the AAP formed the FBU after coming to power in Delhi. The CBI claimed that the unlawful creation and operation of the Feedback Unit have caused wrongful losses to the government exchequer of approximately ₹ 36 Lakhs.
‘PM plan is to slap several false cases against Manish and keep him in custody for a long period. Sad for the country!’ Mr. Kejriwal.
In February this year, a CBI report alleged that Mr. Sisodia was using the FBU as a tool for ‘political snooping‘. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for a case against Mr. Sisodia and the AAP, Chief Minister Kejriwal refuted the allegations by dubbing them ‘politically motivated‘.
Mr. Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister of Delhi, was arrested by the CBI on February 26 in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy for 2021-22.
