Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta on Monday led a delegation to meet Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal to urge him to ensure “early and strict action” against the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government for its alleged involvement in “serious cases of corruption”.
The LoP claimed that the AAP has crossed “all limits of corrupt practices” within a span of 26 months in power. The delegation comprised BJP MLAs O. P. Sharma, Jagdish Pradhan and M. S. Sirsa.
Mr. Gupta highlighted how FIRs had been filed against the government on issues pertaining to bribery charges of ₹2 crore, the water tanker scam and “shameless defence of a corrupt Minister like Satyendar Jain”.
The delegation submitted to the L-G that both Congress’ Sheila Dikshit and Mr. Kejriwal were responsible for the ₹400 crore water tanker scam.
“Mr. Kejriwal was apprised of the irregularities on August 28, 2015. But he chose to take no action for more than a year. The guilty firms have not been black listed. As a result, the loss of ₹6 crore per month continues to be borne by the exchequer,” Mr. Gupta said.
‘Case of illegal income’
Meanwhile, on the directions of BJP Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari, the party’s legal team filed a petition before the Lokayukta of Delhi, Justice Reva Khetrapal, complaining about corruption against Mr. Kejriwal and Mr. Jain.
The petition, filed on the basis of “proofs from the statements of Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra and various newspapers reports”, stated that the issue raised by Mr. Mishra was “clearly a case of illegal income by misusing constitutional position”.
The plea has asked the Lokayukta to order an inquiry into the case and take legal action if Mr. Kejriwal or Mr. Jain are “guilty”.
