National News : The hearing on the bail plea of ​​former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor scam case has started in the Supreme Court. Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi has presented his arguments on behalf of Sisodia. Now the hearing will resume at 2 pm, then ASG SV Raju will present arguments on behalf of ED. A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Justice KB Vishwanathan is hearing the case. Sisodia has sought bail in the case filed by both the investigating agencies CBI and ED. Earlier, the lower court and the High Court have rejected his bail plea.

What did Abhishek Manu Singhvi say?

Singhvi started the debate by saying that Aam Aadmi Party has not benefited from the crime. The trial has not even started in the lower court yet. The investigating agency is delaying the trial in this case. This is an attempt to prolong the case. Please see the counter affidavit filed by ED four days ago. "Further investigation is in progress to ascertain the proceeds of crime and the role of various persons". ED has cited 162 witnesses and filed 25000 pages of documents. This happened in October. The figures are interesting. 40 people were made accused in July 2024. CBI cited 294 witnesses and filed 31000 pages of documents. ED has hidden the documents by putting them in unverified documents. Manish should be granted interim bail until the court decides on regular bail. Manish's wife is not well.