New Delhi: Not satisfied with the details furnished by the office of the Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the CBI is once again preparing to seek clarifications from him in connection with a social media campaign of the city government. The agency recently registered a PE against Mr Sisodia to probe the alleged irregularities committed in awarding a social media campaign “Talk to AK” contract to a private firm.
Sources said, “The agency sleuths are again preparing to seek clarifications from the Dy CM. Officials investigating the case are not satisfied with the details (pertaining to the matter) furnished by the office of the Dy CM. Earlier, CBI sleuths had sought clarification from the Dy CM on June 16”.
The CBI had registered the PE in January on the basis of a complaint filed by the Vigilance Department of the Delhi government. The social media campaign “Talk to AK” was an initiative of the chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. There are allegations that a consultant of a well-known public relations company was hired by the Delhi government to promote ‘Talk to AK’ (Talk to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal) campaign and a proposal of Rs 1.5 crore was prepared for this purpose. It is also alleged that despite objections from the principal secretary, the government went ahead with the proposal and the consultant spent the money thereby creating a liability for the government.
