Manish Sisodia is a politician of the Aam Aadmi Party and is currently the Deputy Chief Minister in the Government of Delhi. Sisodia is an MLA from Patparganj seat of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He looks after various parts like Education, Higher Education, Public Works Department, Urban Development, Local Bodies and Land and Building and Revenue Department.
After the CBI raid in the house of Manish Sisodia, who is considered very close to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, he has been in the headlines. If you also want to know about Manish Sisodia in detail, then stay with this post and read till the end.
Manish Sisodia's Birth, Early Life, Family, Education
Manish Sisodia was born on 5 January 1972, in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name is Dharampal Singh. Mother's name not currently available. He holds a Diploma in Journalism. His wife's name is Seema Sisodia and son's name is Mir Sisodia.
Manish Sisodia is a journalist by profession. He has also worked with Zee News and All India Radio. Manish Sisodia was also an active volunteer of a non-governmental organization (Parivartan). He was also a member of the anti-corruption movement (India Against Corruption) led by social activist Anna Hazare in 2011.
Manish Sisodia Career and Political Career
Manish Sisodia started his career as a journalist after completing his Diploma in Journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan College in 1993.
Manish Sisodia joined Zee News in 1996 as a journalist. He worked with News from 1997 to 2005.
In 2006, Manish Sisodia, along with Arvind Kejriwal and Abhinandan Sekhri, founded an organization called "Public Cause Research Foundation". Sisodia was also a founding member of the NGO 'Kabir'.
In 2011, Manish Sisodia joined the movement against corruption led by renowned social activist Anna Hazare.
In 2012, Manish Sisodia along with his close friend Arvind Kejriwal formed the political party - Aadmi Party.
In 2013, Manish Sisodia was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly in the Delhi Assembly elections. He defeated Nakul Bhardwaj of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the election.
In 2015, Manish Sisodia was sworn in as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi on 14 February. He won this election from Patparganj in Delhi.
Manish Sisodia Controversy
In the year 2016, the CBI had registered a preliminary Enquiry (PE) against Manish Sisodia, because Manish Sisodia had violated the rules and regulations during the media campaign "Talk to AK" (talk to Arvind Kejriwal), which is absolutely Indian. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' program was the same.
Manish Sisodia was embroiled in a controversy after the President of Ghazipur Vegetable Association Surendra Goswami filed a written complaint in 2016 against Manish Sisodia for threatening some vegetable trader in Delhi.
In 2015, A J Philip, a former editor of Hindustan Times, questioned Manish Sisodia's Masters degree. The former editor of Hindustan Times claimed that at the time Manish Sisodia studied at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, there is no information about Manish Sisodia being a student of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
After the CBI raid on 19 August 2022, Manish Sisodia is once again in the limelight. The CBI raided Manish Sisodia's house in July 2022 following a recommendation made by Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena. It has been alleged against Manish Sisodia that there were alleged violations and procedural lapses in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, which resulted in a loss of over Rs 150 crore to the state exchequer.
Interesting Facts About Manish Sisodia
Manish Sisodia is originally from Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, he got his higher education from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan New Delhi.
Manish Sisodia knew Arvind Kejriwal for years before joining the Aam Aadmi Party.
Manish Sisodia was also a founding member of the anti-corruption movement "India Against Corruption " led by social activist Anna Hazare.
Manish Sisodia worked as a journalist in well-known Indian news channels Zee News and All India Radio, after earning a Diploma in Journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan College, New Delhi.
Manish Sisodia founded an NGO "Kabir" in Delhi to make the general public aware (to inform the general public about the Right to Information Act).
Manish Sisodia is one of the founding members of Aam Aadmi Party. He has been with Arvind Kejriwal for a long time. In 2006, along with Arvind Kejriwal, he also established "Public Cause Research Foundation".
Manish Sisodia came into limelight in 2016 after famous writer Chetan Bhagat made an argument related to Manish Sisodia's trip to Finland.
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