New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Former Delhi Water Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Satyendar Jain was taken to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital for a medical examination late Tuesday night time following his arrest by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in an alleged corruption and prison conspiracy case associated to the tendering course of for the upgradation of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) below the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
The ACB arrested six individuals, together with Jain, in reference to the case. The arrests triggered a pointy political alternate between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the AAP.
Speaking to ANI, BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra stated Kejriwal, who claimed to be staunchly sincere, and his ministers had as soon as once more confronted arrest.
‘Kejriwal, who claims to be staunchly sincere, and his ministers have as soon as once more confronted arrest. The folks of Delhi have needed to bear the results of the rip-off involving the sewage remedy plant,’ he stated.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj additionally attacked the AAP, alleging that the social gathering’s authorities in Delhi had targeted on ‘self-promotion and corruption’ throughout its tenure.
‘Throughout its tenure, the Aam Aadmi Party authorities demonstrated that its sole intent was self-promotion and corruption. Now that investigating companies have arrested Satyendar Jain and 4 different accused people, the folks of Delhi will obtain justice,’ Swaraj advised reporters.
She additional alleged that the AAP would attempt to ‘masks their wrongdoing with rhetoric’.
Meanwhile, AAP MP Sanjay Singh alleged that the BJP authorities was utilizing investigating companies to focus on opposition leaders.
‘This is the coverage of the BJP authorities: disturb any authorities which truly works, cease them and strain them in each method. Before the Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and I have been arrested. The aim was solely to disturb the Delhi election and win by any means,’ Singh stated.
AAP Chief National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar claimed that Jain’s arrest was linked to the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, the place he’s the social gathering’s co-in-charge.
‘Satyendar Jain is AAP’s co-in-charge for Punjab. Punjab elections are about to be held, so BJP has made its companies energetic as soon as once more. Just like we have been acquitted and discharged in outdated circumstances, the identical will occur on this case too,’ Kakkar stated. (ANI)