New Delhi: Amid apprehensions of his deputy Manish Sisodia's arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (February 26, 2023) said that going to jail for the country and the society is "not a curse" but a "matter of pride". Taking to his official Twitter account, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief told Sisodia that the blessings of lakhs of children and their parents are with him.


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"God is with you, Manish. The blessings of lakhs of children and their parents are with you. When you go to jail for the country and the society, it is not a curse but a matter of pride. I pray to god that you return from jail soon. Delhi's children, their parents, and all of us will wait for you," he said in a tweet in Hindi.



Sisodia has been called for questioning by the CBI in connection with the federal agency's probe into the alleged excise policy scam.


'I can go to jail a number of times, I am not afraid': Manish Sisodia ahead of CBI questioning


Ahead of his questioning in the excise policy case, Manish Sisodia on Sunday said he will fully cooperate with the CBI and asserted that he does not care if he has to go to jail over "false allegations".


"I can go to jail a number of times and I am not afraid. When I left my job as a journalist, my wife supported me and even today, my family is standing by my side. My workers will take care of my family if I get arrested," Sisodia told reporters at Raj Ghat.


Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio in the Delhi government, said that students must continue to work hard and that if he goes to jail, he will still be keeping a tab on their performance.


"I want to tell the students that they should continue to work hard and study well. Even if I go to jail, I will keep a tab on the performance of the students," the AAP leader added.



Earlier in the day, he had taken to his official Twitter account and said that he "will fully cooperate in the probe".


"Today, I am going to the CBI. Will fully cooperate in the probe. I have the love of lakhs of children and crores of countrymen with me. Even if I have to go to jail for a few months, I do not care. We are followers of Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh died for the country. If I have to go to jail over such false allegations, it is a small thing," Sisodia said in a tweet in Hindi.



He also visited Raj Ghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi.



Sisodia, who also holds the Finance portfolio in the Delhi Cabinet, was originally summoned last Sunday but he sought deferment of his questioning citing the ongoing Budget exercise, following which, the CBI had asked him to appear on February 26.