Manish Sisodia's bail may boost governance in Delhi if he rejoins Arvind Kejriwal govt: Experts
Delhi government hit by the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to be back on track if his former deputy Manish Sisodia is restored to his previous position even though the process will take time, officers and constitutional experts said on Friday. Sisodia held portfolios of 18 departments including education, finance, excise, health and PWD among others besides being deputy of Kejriwal before his resignation on February 28 last year.
The former deputy chief minister would take care of the Delhi government's functioning in absence of Kejriwal when he used to leave for annual sessions of vipassana meditation for a few days.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted him bail in excise policy cases lodged by the CBI and ED.
Before his arrest by the CBI in the case related to alleged irregularities in formulation and execution of excise policy (2021-22) on February 26, 2023, Sisodia was second to none except Kejriwal, both in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as well as the Delhi government.
In absence of both Kejriwal and Sisodia, minister Atishi having over a dozen portfolios, currently holds the fort in the Delhi government along with her cabinet colleagues Saurabh Bharadwaj, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot and Imran Hussain.
AAP national general secretary (Organisation) Sandeep Pathak said, «Manish Sisodia is our leader. He will lead from the front. There have been obstacles created in the functioning of our government. With his release, we will get strength and the governance will also be strengthened. The
