AAP blames Modi Govt issued Loc, then shared with media

By Our Special Correspondent

The AAP on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that his government issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and shared the news with media outlets, even as the CBI clarified that it has not done so “as of now”.

Addressing a press conference, the Aam Aadmi Party’s chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the BJP-led Centre shared with media the news about issuance of an LOC as the CBI could not find anything incriminating against Sisodia during its 15-hour-long raid at his residence and 30 other locations.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has not issued a Look out Circular “as of now” against any accused including Sisodia in the excise policy scam case, officials said Sunday.

They said the process of scrutinizing documents is going on and notices are being issued to suspects for questioning.

At the press conference, Bharadwaj questioned the credibility of the CBI and ran an old video footage of PM Modi in which he was heard accusing the erstwhile UPA government of using the CBI against his minister in Gujarat when he was the chief minister of the state.

“He (Modi) is saying in the video that the political use of the CBI should stop. He is warning the CBI that the country will teach it a lesson,” the AAP leader said, adding “I want to know from the prime minister what is the CBI doing today?” PTI