Manish Sisodia

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Manish Sisodia is an Indian politician and former journalist, who is known for being one of the founders of the political party AAP (Aam Aadmi Party). He was elected as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in 2015. Since 2015, he had been serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi; however, following his arrest in the Delhi liquor policy scam, he resigned from the position on 28 February 2023.He belongs to Shahpur Fagauta village in Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh; however, he completed his higher education in New Delhi. Manish Sisodias home in Shahpur Fagauta village, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh.After completing his diploma in Journalism, he worked as a radio jockey at All India Radio in July 1996, where he hosted the Zero Hour show. In 1997, he joined Zee News, where he worked as a reporter, news producer and news reader. Later, in 2005, he left Zee News. Manish Sisodia and Seema Sisodia at a radio station.Before getting into politics, he and Arvind Kejriwal knew each other for 12 years. Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in their youth.In the early 2000s, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia founded a non-profit activism organisation named Parivartan..He also established a Non-Governmental organisation, Kabir in Delhi to spread awareness among people regarding the right to information Act.According to sources, he was one of the key members of the group that drafted the Right to Information Act.He was also a founder member of an organisation, India Against Corruption, and actively participated in making Anna Hazares Janlokpal Aandolan, a successful and gigantic movement of the year 2011. He was also arrested for his participation in the protests. Manish Sisodia with Anna Hazare during the hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.He played a key role in drafting the first version of the Jan Lokpal bill.He, along with Arvind Kejriwal, established the Public Cause Research Foundation in the year 2006.