New Delhi, Feb 19: The CBI will issue a new date to summon Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Excise Policy money laundering case, an official said on Sunday.The CBI officer said, “Manish Sisodia is not joining the investigation today at CBI Headquarters, and no new date for the same has been announced so far.”The CBI had summoned Sisodia for questioning regarding alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, in response to which the deputy CM requested the federal agency to call him anytime after February-end as he was busy preparing the Budget for the national capital.“I will visit the CBI office after February, whenever they (CBI) call me. As the Finance minister, I am responsible for preparing the Budget. It is very important. Hence, I have requested the CBI to set a new date to summon me. I have always cooperated with the agencies,” Sisodia told mediapersons earlier on Sunday.Meanwhile, speaking to news agency on Sunday, the AAP leader linked the CBI summons on him in the excise policy case to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the MCD mayoral polls on Friday, which he claimed was a slap on the BJP’s face.Sisodia said he received the CBI summons on Saturday, just a day after the apex court directed that the election to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Mayor shall be conducted first and nominated persons have no right to vote in meetings of the Corporation.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on February 17 directed the authority concerned to issue notice for the election of mayor, adding that the first meeting of MCD shall be taken place within 24 hours. The court also directed that the notice will include the date on which the election of the mayor, deputy mayor and other members shall be held.Following the Court’s directions, L-G VK Saxena approved the proposal of convening the meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on February 22 for the Mayoral elections, Deputy Mayor and six members of the standing committee.
