New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi has been accused of spying on the BJP. In this case, Delhi Lieutenant-governor Vinai Saxena has given permission to the CBI to register a case against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Along with Sisodia, a case will also be registered against six others, including an IAS officer.

It is alleged that after coming to power in 2015, the AAP government had created a feedback unit under the Vigilance Department, which was used to spy on political opponents. According to officials in the LG’s office, the initial investigation of the CBI has revealed that the feedback unit was used to spy on politicians.

Delhi BJP is protesting today on this issue. It also includes Delhi BJP working president Virendra Sachdeva and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri.

The BJP has alleged that this unit has been formed under the Vigilance Department to keep an eye on the leaders of the opposition party.

The BJP said Rs 1 crore was given at the time of formation of the feedback unit. This fund was named secret service fund.

The head of the FBU was also made a retired officer from the paramilitary force. The BJP is now demanding that the expenditure incurred on this should also be recovered from Manish Sisodia.

According to sources, LG raised questions that the proposal to create a feedback unit was placed in the cabinet on September 29, 2015. The chief minister himself made the proposal, but no cabinet note was given along with it. It seems that it was made like a private intelligence agency.

The FBU started functioning from February 2016, at that time it employed 17 people, all contractual employees. All of them were retired from paramilitary forces and agencies like IB. This FBU could work only for seven months. Then the Vigilance Department itself complained about it and it was dissolved.

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