Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti lambasted the Congress for staging a protest against the Aam Admi Party after the CBI raid at the residence of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in an alleged corruption case. Accusing the Congress of joining the BJP's propaganda, the PDP chief sought to remind the grand old party that its leaders were also being investigated by the central agencies.
"Sad that the Congress is unable to rise above party interests because AAP is a formidable opponent. Having been a victim themselves of ED (Enforcement Directorate) onslaught yet they are joining BJPs propaganda,” she said in a tweet.
The Delhi Congress leaders and workers had staged protest outside the AAP office demanding the resignation of Sisodia after the CBI raided his residence in connection with the alleged irregularities in execution of Excise Policy 2021-22 on Friday. Sisodia has been named among 15 persons in an FIR registered by the probe agency.
The protesters marched from the Delhi Congress office at DDU Marg towards AAP headquarters raising slogans against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Sisodia.
Mufti said the opposition parties should have rallied together at a time when the central agencies are being “weaponised”.
"At a time when agencies are being weaponised, the opposition should've rallied together (sic)," she said.
Congress leader Manickam Tagore hit back at Mufti, saying Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and his "gang" were caught in a "real corrupt act" and deserve to be brought to justice.
Tagore, the Lok Sabha member from Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, wondered why the Congress should give AAP leaders a "safe passage" when they had "thrown dirt on all honest political leadership".
"Manish Sisodia and his gang were caught in a real corrupt act. Delhi lost revenue but the gang gained. Why give them safe passage? Let the law take its course," he said.