Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed that the 2024 Delhi Jal Board corruption case against former minister Satyender Jain will be “proven fake”, accusing the ACB of arresting him on “the behest of the BJP”.
Accusing the ACB of taking action on “BJP’s behest”, Kejriwal said that “lies will be exposed again”, referring to Jain’s previous acquittal in another corruption case.
“The BJP’s cup of sins has now overflowed. No matter how much tyranny they resort to, the end of the Modi government is now certain. The entire Aam Aadmi Party and the people of the country stand firmly with Satyendra Jain ji,” the former Delhi CM added. The case against Satyender Jain and others was registered on the complaint of the Delhi government’s Directorate of Vigilance regarding large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions, and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process for the augmentation or upgradation of the DJB’s Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs). Apart from Jain, who was then the minister of water, five others have also been arrested. These include former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai and the board’s former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava.
The action was taken by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau in connection with an FIR registered in 2024.
Arvind Kejriwal backed Satyender Jain, saying that the entire Aam Aadmi Party stands “firmly” with the former minister. The other accused arrested are Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB, and private persons Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma, the ACB said in a statement.
Earlier reporting noted: The case was registered on the complaint of the Delhi government’s Directorate of Vigilance regarding large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions, and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process for the augmentation or upgradation of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). Earlier reporting noted: Satyendar Jain, AAP leader and ex-Delhi minister, arrested over alleged corruption in Jal Board tenders Satyendar Jain, AAP leader and ex-Delhi minister, was arrested on Tuesday over alleged corruption, news agency ANI reported.
