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The person that got arrested is New Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister, Manish Sisodia. He belongs to Arvind Kejriwal led "Aam Aadmi Party".

The person that got arrested is New Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister, Manish Sisodia. He belongs to Arvind Kejriwal led "Aam Aadmi Party". Manish Sisodia is the man behind Education Revolution in the capital of India. He transformed the public schools in New Delhi with an aim to provide quality education to children from less privileged families. His work has seen praise all of the world and his policies has been a part of various studies. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [1] https://www.educationnext.org/inside-the-delhi-education-revolution/ https://www.educationnext.org/inside-the-delhi-education-rev... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/world/asia/india-delhi-schools.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/world/asia/india-delhi-sc... [3] https://www.brookings.edu/research/state-led-education-reform-in-delhi-india/ https://www.brookings.edu/research/state-led-education-refor... [4] https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58944 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58944 [5] https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-education-system-report-based-on-impartial-on-the-ground-reporting-new-york-times-external-communications-director-nicole-tylor/article65788624.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-education-s...

sound1 4y ago
He was not arrested for his work as education minister or as a deputy chief minister. He also holds an Excise portfolio and the central government thinks there were irregularities there and that is why he was arrested. That is why he was arrested. CBI justified its actions on why he was arrested [1] [1] https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sisodia-arrested-by-cbi-after-day-of-questioning-101677435850442.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sisodia-arrested-b...
- throwaway384629 4y ago
  "central government thinks" is the keyword here. That is the whole point of my post.
  - sound1 4y ago
    Delhi state is a union territory. The central government normally controls them and Delhi is not much different just because they have a legislative assembly (in this case AAP government). Cetral government can (in this case did) scrutinize what their ministers in the union territories were actually doing. Let the minister come out clean in the court.
    - throwaway384629 4y ago
      Process is the punishment in India. They can arrest you based on allegations, keep you in jail for months without even filing a charge sheet and no one is liable when a court finally acquits you after months or years of jail time. In any functioning democracy, government should not be able to arrest members of their opposition parties or journalists just based on allegations. If an alleged scam of 100 Crore rupees is really a reason of arrest then why Adani is not arrested yet with an alleged scam and money laundering of thousands of crore rupees? 140 Cases Filed Against different AAP MLAs and Members, 72 Disposed of, Just 1 Conviction So Far [1] Another example where they arrested a journalist. The journalist stayed in jail for 28 months before a court granted him bail. [2] [1] https://www.news18.com/news/india/140-cases-filed-against-aap-mlas-and-members-but-conviction-in-just-one-so-far-2057583.html https://www.news18.com/news/india/140-cases-filed-against-aa... [2] https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/846-days-timeline-of-siddique-kappans-case-as-he-walks-out-of-jail-2329454-2023-02-02 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/846-days-timeline-of-s...
      - sound1 4y ago
        > Process is the punishment in India. They can arrest you based on allegations, keep you in jail for months without even filing a charge sheet and no one is liable when a court finally acquits you after months or years of jail time. Not different than many different than many other democracies, lots of suspects held in custody without conviction: https://www.americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/prisons-in-jail-but-not-sentenced/ https://www.americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/prisons-in... > In any functioning democracy, government should not be able to arrest members of their opposition parties or journalists just based on allegations. What is your yardstick for a functioning democracy? > If an alleged scam of 100 Crore rupees is really a reason of arrest then why Adani is not arrested yet with an alleged scam and money laundering of thousands of crore rupees? Who says there was such a scam? The Hindenburg group did say, but they are a short seller who allegedly benefited from falling prices of Adani's stocks. And their word is not a valid authority in Indian law to book a case against anyone.

sound1 4y ago

He was not arrested for his work as education minister or as a deputy chief minister. He also holds an Excise portfolio and the central government thinks there were irregularities there and that is why he was arrested. That is why he was arrested. CBI justified its actions on why he was arrested [1] [1] https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sisodia-arrested-by-cbi-after-day-of-questioning-101677435850442.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sisodia-arrested-b...

throwaway384629 4y ago
"central government thinks" is the keyword here. That is the whole point of my post.
- sound1 4y ago
  Delhi state is a union territory. The central government normally controls them and Delhi is not much different just because they have a legislative assembly (in this case AAP government). Cetral government can (in this case did) scrutinize what their ministers in the union territories were actually doing. Let the minister come out clean in the court.
  - throwaway384629 4y ago
    Process is the punishment in India. They can arrest you based on allegations, keep you in jail for months without even filing a charge sheet and no one is liable when a court finally acquits you after months or years of jail time. In any functioning democracy, government should not be able to arrest members of their opposition parties or journalists just based on allegations. If an alleged scam of 100 Crore rupees is really a reason of arrest then why Adani is not arrested yet with an alleged scam and money laundering of thousands of crore rupees? 140 Cases Filed Against different AAP MLAs and Members, 72 Disposed of, Just 1 Conviction So Far [1] Another example where they arrested a journalist. The journalist stayed in jail for 28 months before a court granted him bail. [2] [1] https://www.news18.com/news/india/140-cases-filed-against-aap-mlas-and-members-but-conviction-in-just-one-so-far-2057583.html https://www.news18.com/news/india/140-cases-filed-against-aa... [2] https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/846-days-timeline-of-siddique-kappans-case-as-he-walks-out-of-jail-2329454-2023-02-02 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/846-days-timeline-of-s...
    - sound1 4y ago
      > Process is the punishment in India. They can arrest you based on allegations, keep you in jail for months without even filing a charge sheet and no one is liable when a court finally acquits you after months or years of jail time. Not different than many different than many other democracies, lots of suspects held in custody without conviction: https://www.americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/prisons-in-jail-but-not-sentenced/ https://www.americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/prisons-in... > In any functioning democracy, government should not be able to arrest members of their opposition parties or journalists just based on allegations. What is your yardstick for a functioning democracy? > If an alleged scam of 100 Crore rupees is really a reason of arrest then why Adani is not arrested yet with an alleged scam and money laundering of thousands of crore rupees? Who says there was such a scam? The Hindenburg group did say, but they are a short seller who allegedly benefited from falling prices of Adani's stocks. And their word is not a valid authority in Indian law to book a case against anyone.