Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday linked the CBI summons on him in the excise policy case to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the MCD mayoral polls on Friday, which he claimed was a slap in the face of the BJP.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also directed the authority concerned to issue notice for the election of mayor, adding that the first meeting of MCD shall be taken place within 24 hours. The court also directed that the notice include the date on which the election of the mayor, deputy mayor, and other members shall be held.
Later on Friday, L-G VK Saxena approved the proposal to convene the meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on February 22 for the election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and six members of the standing committee.
Hinting that the CBI summons was the BJP’s way of getting back at AAP after the apex court setback over the holding of mayoral elections in the national capital, Sisodia said, “If we look at the sequence of events, the Supreme Court gave its decision on MCD polls on Friday evening, dealing a blow to the BJP.”Just a day later, on Saturday, I received a CBI summons (in the excise policy case), which said I was to appear on Sunday, at a time when I am busy preparing the Budget,” the deputy CM said.
“I can accept the BJP coming after me after the SC ruling came as a slap in its face. It is the level of politics they resort to. “But what I find unacceptable and wrong is that they are doing this at a time when the Budget is at its finishing stage and any delay in the process could bring our work for the city and its people to a halt,” he added.