The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was using Delhi’s Anti -Corruption Branch (ACB) as a weapon to target their leaders.
These allegations have been made by AAP after two former ministers-Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain were called for questioning in a corruption case.
AAP said that there is nothing like corruption in classes which are being accused of corruption in the construction of the two leaders and the summons of ACB is “completely inspired by politics”.
The ACB has sent summons to Sisodia and Jain for alleged corruption in the construction of classes in government schools. An official said on Wednesday that Jain has been asked to appear before ACB on June 6, while Sisodia has been called for questioning on June 9.
Reacting to summons, AAP said, “This is not a scam.” This is a well-planned political move of the BJP. They are making institutions weapons to target ‘AAP’ leaders and to create a false story. There is no power in these allegations. This is clear politics. ”
There was no immediate response from the BJP to ‘AAP’ allegations. The summons has been issued after the ACB lodged an FIR on 30 April based on allegations of financial irregularities of Rs 2,000 crore in the construction of more than 12,000 classes or semi-stable structures in Delhi government schools.
AAP said in a statement, “When the Aam Aadmi Party was in power in Delhi, the BJP weakened the ACB so that it would not have any real rights. Today they are using the same weak institute as a weapon to target ‘AAP’ leaders and pursue their own agenda. ‘
The BJP has come to power after nearly 26 years after the elections in Delhi in February.
The statement said, “It is clear that the BJP has no intention of running the rule – their entire five -year plan is to target us, curse us and run the government with a sense of lies and revenge.”
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Kapil Mishra, Harish Khurana and Neelkant Bakshi filed a complaint with the ACB in 2019, alleging serious financial irregularities in the construction of classes in three areas of Delhi.
According to the complaint, the average cost per class was stated to be Rs 24.86 lakh – which was much higher than the estimated five lakh rupees for the same structures.
Officials said that investigation is currently underway and further action will be taken based on its findings.
