NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) chief Satyendar Jain was arrested in reference to alleged corruption within the Delhi Jal Board, an official informed information company ANI.The Delhi authorities’s Anti-Corruption Department (ABC) has arrested six individuals in reference to the case.These arrested embrace former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain, former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former contractual marketing consultant Ankit Srivastava, and three personal individuals, Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma.The arrests had been made in reference to an FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Department on Might 11, 2024, below provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code.The case consists of fees below provisions regarding bribery, felony breach of belief, dishonest and felony conspiracy.The case was registered on the criticism of Directorate of Vigilance, GNCTD relating to large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender situations and felony conspiracy within the tendering course of regarding augmentation/upgradation of Sewage Remedy Crops (STPs) of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
Kejriwal, Sisodia assault BJP
AAP chief and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal attacked the BJP over Jain’s arrest, saying his occasion colleague was arrested on the “BJP’s behest”.Calling the case ‘faux,’ Kejriwal stated: “The BJP’s cup of sins is now full. Irrespective of how a lot authoritarianism they resort to, the tip of the Modi authorities is now sure. All the Aam Aadmi Celebration and the individuals of the nation stand firmly with Satyendar Jain.”
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Ex-Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia linked Satyendar Jain’s arrest to the Punjab polls, saying BJP was again with its election-time techniques.”“Simply forward of the Punjab elections, Satyendar Jain, who’s the occasion’s co-incharge for Punjab, has been arrested. He was earlier stored in jail for 2 and a half years in a false case, and now there may be yet one more false case. From the Gen Z protests to allegations of donation irregularities over the Ram Temple and the E20 situation, the BJP is going through questions on a number of fronts and has as soon as once more resorted to its previous electoral tactic of utilizing the ED, ACB and CBI,” Sisodia wrote on X
