Delhi court lists Sisodia’s bail plea for March 21

Delhi, March 10 (IANS)  A Delhi court on Friday listed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s bail application for hearing on March 21, in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy case.
After the Central Bureau of Investigation on February 26 arrested him, the ED, on Thursday also arrested Sisodia in the same case.
Special CBI Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Courts was also to hear Sisodia’s bail plea, which due to paucity of time, he could not.
During the hearing, the ED sought his 10-day custody saying that they need to unearth the modus operandi, the entire scam and confront Sisodia with some other people.
The counsel for ED, Advocate Zoheb Hossain submitted that the policy was formulated to ensure that certain private entities get huge benefits and that one of the biggest cartels was made to operate 30 per cent of liquor business in Delhi.
Referring to the meetings between restaurants association and Sisodia, the ED alleged that relaxations were afforded to the restaurants in excise policy like reducing the legal age of drinking and other things.