ED arrests Manish Sisodia a day before bail hearing in Delhi liquor policy

He was arrested after being questioned for two days over the alleged money laundering while framing the new liquor policy, which was scrapped after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take a look.

The ED's arrest has made matters complicated for Sisodia, who has been seeking bail from the CBI court.

He will be produced in court by the ED on Friday, the same day his bail hearing is scheduled to come up.

Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on February 26 after about eight hours of questioning on various aspects of the excise policy for 2021-22.

According to the investigating agency, the excise policy suffered from irregularities both in its formulation and implementation.

While in jail, Sisodia wrote an open letter on what he called the "politics of education" vs "politics of jail".

Sisodia held several portfolios including education and excise before he was arrested.

"It is much easier to throw political opponents in jail than giving quality education to children. BJP's real problem with politics of education is that it builds nations, not leaders," Sisodia wrote.

"Politics of education is not an easy task and definitely not a recipe for political success. Today, politics of jail might be winning under the rule of the BJP, but the future belongs to politics of education," he wrote.