New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday claimed that Manish Sisodia’s life is under threat as he has been kept with hardened criminals in Tihar Jail.
The party’s spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said during a press conference that it’s the first time an undertrial prisoner has been lodged in Tihar jail’s cell No. 1 with criminals.
“An undertrial prisoner is never kept at cell no 1. They are very hardened criminals with many murder cases. Some of them are not even mentally sound. It won’t matter to them if there is another case added. There was clear order from the court that Manish Sisodia will be kept in the Vipassana cell where he will be able to meditate. We are political rivals. but will the Centre now commit political murders?” Bharadwaj said.
Jail authorities had said earlier that the former Delhi deputy CM has been lodged in a cell for senior citizens and provided basic facilities, like any other inmate.
“We are political rivals. But is such enmity acceptable? You have been defeated by us several times. Even after so many conspiracies, the mayor and the deputy mayor posts came to us. You have sent our leaders to jail but people’s sympathy is with us,” Bharadwaj said.
According to MP Sanjay Singh, the party is concerned about life threats against Sisodia.
“Why are you so scared of Sisodia? Has any first-time prisoner been kept with such criminals?” Singh questioned.
Sisodia, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26 in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case, has been sent to judicial custody till March 20.
AAP had earlier claimed that Sisodia was being mentally tortured in custody.
