‘BJP will lose all 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi’: Akhilesh Yadav on Sisodia’s arrest

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the BJP-led Center over the arrest of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, saying the people of Delhi will respond by ensuring the saffron party's defeat in all seven Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general elections.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Sisodia, Delhi's deputy chief minister, on Sunday in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-cancelled consumption policy for 2021-22. “By arresting Manish Sisodia ji, who brought revolutionary changes in the field of education in Delhi, BJP has proved that it is not only against education but also against the future of the children of Delhi, ” Yadav said in a tweet written in Hindi.

“The people of Delhi will respond to it by defeating the BJP in all the seven seats in the next Lok Sabha elections,” the Samajwadi Party chief added.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was arrested for graft in June last year. Both ministers have led what the AAP describes as the “successful transformation” of Delhi’s education and health services, contributing to the party’s “popularity” and “continued electoral success”.